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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 4525
Email
karen.tustin@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Fellow
Department
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BA(Hons) PhD
Research summary
Child and youth health and wellbeing

Research

I am currently a Research Fellow in the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES). In this role, I conduct research in the health and wellbeing of children and young people and contribute to high-quality contracted reports for Manatū Hauora and Te Whatu Ora (and regions).

I am also the Principal Investigator for the Cure Kids-funded State of Child Health Report, which reports annually on common childhood conditions in Aotearoa. The goal of these reports is to advocate for actions and policies that will make a meaningful change to improve the health and wellbeing of children in Aotearoa.

Publications

Tustin, K. (2026, March). Neurodisability: The NZ landscape and what works. Verbal presentation at the Aotearoa New Zealand Paediatric Forum, Auckland, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Tustin, K., & Fleming, J. (2026). State of child health in Aotearoa New Zealand. (pp. 1-58). Auckland, New Zealand: Cure Kids. Retrieved from https://www.curekids.org.nz/ Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

Tustin, K., Adams, J., Bowden, N., McAnally, H., Wicken, A., Taylor, B., & Turnbull, F. (2025). Kanorau ā-roro: Neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa. Commissioned by Ministry of Health, Paediatric Society of New Zealand, and districts of Te Whatu Ora (Health NZ). Dunedin, New Zealand: New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service, University of Otago. 228p. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10523/49735 Commissioned Report for External Body

Taylor, B., Wicken, A., Cadzow, M., Tustin, K., Adams, J., McAnally, H., & Turnbull, F. (2025, November). An interactive dashboard for monitoring child and youth health outcomes in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Wicken, A., McAnally, H., Turnbull, F., Tustin, K., Taylor, B., Adams, J., & Woodford, B. (2025, November). NZCYES child and youth health reporting in the age of “AI”. Poster session presented at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 76th Annual Meeting, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

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