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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 7206
Email
richard.egan@otago.ac.nz
Position
Associate Professor in Health Promotion
Department
Department of Public Health (Dunedin)
Qualifications
BA(Hons) PhD DPH(Otago) MPhil(Massey) DipTchg(Wgtn)
Memberships
  • Past Health Promotion Forum of New Zealand Board Member
  • Past President Public Health Association of New Zealand
  • Member International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE) Global Working Group on Waiora Planetary Health and Human Wellbeing
  • Honorary Research Consultant, Meaningful Ageing Australia
  • Global Network for Spirituality & Health member
  • Collaboration for Ageing Research Excellence, University of Otago
  • Member Psycho-oncology New Zealand
  • Member Psycho-oncology Cooperative Research Group (Australia / New Zealand)

Research

My research interests include supportive care in cancer; health promotion; aged health care; assisted dying; spirituality; hospice / palliative care; death and dying.

Publications

Dew, K., Chamberlain, K., Egan, R., Dennett, E., & Cunningham, C. (2026). Cancer journeys and health practitioners as gatekeepers, brokers, and boundary enforcers. Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/13634593261424221 Journal - Research Article

Young, J., Diesfeld, K., Snelling, J., White, B., Dehkhoda, A., Patston, P., … Egan, R., … Robinson, J. (2025). What does an equitable assisted dying service look like? Proceedings of the Australasian Association of Bioethics and Health Law (AABHL) Conference. Retrieved from https://aabhl2025.w.events4you.currinda.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hampton, I., & Egan, R. (2025). Spiritual assessment in meaningful ageing. In L. Ross & W. McSherry (Eds.), Spiritual assessment in healthcare: A resource guide. (2nd ed.) (pp. 127-137). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-78575-7_15 Chapter in Book - Research

Young, J. E., Egan, R., Lyons, A. C., & Dew, K. (2025). How is the specialist-primary palliative care model functioning for cancer patients in the current New Zealand health system? New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1608), 31-39. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/ Journal - Research Article

Patterson, T., Egan, R., Gross, J., Leov, J., Hobbs, L., & La Rooy, D. (2025). Mentoring: A traditional Cook Island approach to support men. International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology, 69(12), 1611-1626. doi: 10.1177/0306624x231172638 Journal - Research Article

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