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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 4518
Email
amber.young@otago.ac.nz
Position
Senior Lecturer
Iwi affiliations
Taranaki
Qualifications
BPharm (Otago) PGCertPharm (Otago) PGCertGPP (UK) PhD (Otago) RegPharmNZ
Research summary
Clinical pharmacy, health equity, maternal vaccination
Teaching
Clinical pharmacy and pharmacy practice skills
Memberships
  • Pharmacy Council of New Zealand
  • Ngā Kaitiaki o Te Puna Rongoā (Māori Pharmacists Association)

Research

My research focuses on health equity, maternal vaccination, and quality use of medicines. I am interested in how people learn about medicines, vaccinations, and their health and how their knowledge can be improved. I am also interested in health equity research using qualitative methods.

My current research is investigating the provision of information about immunisation during pregnancy and influences on decisions to vaccinate with the aim to improve equity in vaccination coverage.

Additional details

I whakapapa to Taranaki iwi

Publications

Young, A. (2025, January). Increasing hapū māmā vaccination: A research overview. Presentation to Te Whatu Ora | Health New Zealand Antenatal Expert Working group, [Online]. [Research Presentation]. Other Research Output

Caisip, A., Kremer, L., Edmonds, L., & Young, A. (2025). A scoping review of visual communication of written patient health information preferences including a Māori perspective. Health Education Research, 40(2), cyaf005. doi: 10.1093/her/cyaf005 Journal - Research Other

Young, A. (2024, November). Pepi Māori enrolment and engagement in primary care: Healthcare providers' views on barriers and enablers. Verbal presentation at the Paediatric Society of New Zealand Te Kāhui Mātai Arotamariki o Aotearoa (PSNZ) 75th Annual Meeting, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

David, M., Young, A., & Morphet, J. (2024, October). Immunisations in pregnancy. Immunisation Advisory Centre. Retrieved from https://www.immune.org.nz Other Research Output

Marsh, S., & Young, A. (2024, August). Engaging with whānau and enrolling pēpi in primary care. Immunisation Advisory Centre Northern Regional Immunisation Network Meeting [Online]. [Research Presentation]. Other Research Output

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