Co‑directors
Dr Fiona Doolan-Noble
Dr Fiona Doolan-Noble is a Senior Research Fellow in Rural Health and as such has a particular interest in the health and wellbeing of men in our rural communities, especially those working in the agricultural and horticultural sector. She is also interested in how older men age well in our rural places. Her PhD thesis explore the experiences of large men with weight management in primary care, as well as, the experiences of the health professionals caring for them.
With a clinical background in nursing and many years working in cardiology she also has a special interest in a variety of aspects of heart health, from preventative strategies to end of life care for those with heart failure. She is an experienced qualitative researcher with over 50 publications to her name.
Dr Ally Calder
Dr Ally Calder is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Physiotherapy Christchurch. She values a genuine collaborative participatory approach to all her areas of practice; as a clinician, a clinical educator, and a researcher.
Ally is an emerging early career researcher with interests in men's health, physical activity, health messaging, accessibility, and environmental enrichment within neurorehabilitation and disability contexts. Her PhD research explored access to physical activity for men following stroke.
She is committed to building strong active partnerships with our people, whānau, and communities; an approach she believes ensures that design and delivery of healthcare is meaningful and meets the end-users aspirations.
Steering group
- Professor David Baxter
- Professor David McBride
- Associate Professor Elaine Hargreaves
- Associate Professor Richard Egan
- Emeritus Professor Alan White (UK)
- Dr Erik Wibowo
- Dr Ally Calder
- Dr Fiona Doolan-Noble
- Mr Keith Beck (Lay member)
- Mr Adrian Te Patu (Māori Adviser)
- Mr Hui Xiao (PhD student)
Advisory group
- Professor Helen Nicholson
- Associate Professor Lynnette Jones
- Research Professor Reremoana Theodore
- Professor Gary Wittert (International Adviser)
- Dr Leon Mabire (Clinial Adviser)
- Dr Michael Stotzer (Clinical Adviser)