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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7108
Email
sue.mcallister@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Research Fellow
Department
Department of Public Health (Dunedin)
Qualifications
RN(Comp) MPH PhD(Otago)
Research summary
HIV, tuberculosis, and international health

Research

Sue trained as a nurse and worked for a number of years in community health projects in Nepal. After returning to New Zealand in 1997, she completed her Master of Public Health, worked in the Dunedin School of Medicine's HIV Epidemiology Group, and on a number of different research projects in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine.

After completing a PhD at the end of 2012, Sue joined the Centre for International Health (CIH) and worked with the Tuberculosis (TB) Research Group based in Bandung, Indonesia, until June 2016. She is now based once again in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine in Dunedin, working part-time in the CIH on TB-related projects, and part-time in the HIV Epidemiology Group.

Research interests include HIV / AIDS, tuberculosis, international health, and socioeconomic and quality of life consequences of illness.

Publications

Toki, D., Maclennan, K., Hill, P. C., & McAllister, S. (2026). The engagement of Indigenous populations in tuberculosis control with a focus on contact tracing: A scoping review. Ethnicity & Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2026.2655618 Journal - Research Article

Gilchrist, R., Pickles, M., Gray, A. R., Harcombe, H., Ritchie, L., Lesa, R., & McAllister, S. (2026). Are we ready? Ageing of people living with HIV in Aotearoa New Zealand: HIV knowledge and attitudes among staff in aged care facilities. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 45(1), e70121. doi: 10.1111/ajag.70121 Journal - Research Article

Saxton, P., Ludlam, A., Paynter, J., Hollingshead, B., McAllister, S., Sriamporn, K. T., … Priest, P. (2025). Contact tracing prevalence among men who have sex with men diagnosed with an STI: Behavioural surveillance in New Zealand. Sexual Health, 22(4), PP03.70. [Abstract] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Saxton, P., Leakey, C., Ludlam, A., Paynter, J., McAllister, S., Haunui, K., … Priest, P. (2025). Monitoring the HIV “PrEP Gap” to inform implementation and policy using behavioural surveillance in New Zealand. Sexual Health, 22(4), LBA01.04. [Abstract] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Scarlett-Herbert, E., Ryan, L., O'Sullivan, C. W., Naseri, V., McAllister, S., Best, E., … Kvalsvig, A., … Ussher, J., Hill, P. C., & Ren, X. (2025). Molecular characterisation of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis in the community. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 56-57). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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