Our people in the Department of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington, University of Otago, New Zealand

Heads of Department
Directors of research groups
Convenors of teaching programmes
All Public Health staff and students
Honorary Fellows

Head of Department, Public Health UOW

Professor Louise Signal
Head of Department
Email louise.signal@otago.ac.nz

Andrea Farquharson
Administrator (ITC project) and Assistant to HoD
Email andrea.farquharson@otago.ac.nz

Shan Valiyara
Lead Administrator Client Services
Email shan.valiyara@otago.ac.nz

Directors of research groups, Public Health UOW

Professor Michael Baker
Co-Director; Housing and Health Research Programme (HHRP)
Director; Health Environment & Infection Research Unit (HEIRU)
Email michael.baker@otago.ac.nz

Professor Richard Edwards
Co-Director ASPIRE2025
Co-Director; Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit (HePPRU)
Email richard.edwards@otago.ac.nz

Dr Jason Gurney
Director; Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) research group
Email jason.gurney@otago.ac.nz

Professor Janet Hoek
Co-Director ASPIRE2025
Email janet.hoek@otago.ac.nz

Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman
Director; Housing and Health Research Programme (HHRP)
Director; Centre for Sustainable Cities (CSC)
Email philippa.howden-chapman@otago.ac.nz

Bridget Robson
Director; Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare (TRRHAEP)
Associate Dean Māori
Email bridget.robson@otago.ac.nz

Professor Louise Signal
Head of Department
Director; Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit (HePPRU)
Email louise.signal@otago.ac.nz

Professor Nick Wilson
Director; Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE³)
Email nick.wilson@otago.ac.nz

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Convenors of teaching programmes, Public Health UOW

Amanda D'Souza
Undergraduate convenor
Email amanda.dsouza@otago.ac.nz

Moira Smith
Postgraduate research teaching convenor (PhD and Masters)
Email moira.smith@otago.ac.nz

William Leung
Postgraduate course director (CPH, DPH & Diploma Health Management)
Email william.leung@otago.ac.nz

Michael Baker
Convenor - Public Health Summer School
Email michael.baker@otago.ac.nz

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All staff and students, Public Health UOW

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Sherif Ammar
PhD student; HEIRU
Email sherif.ammar@otago.ac.nz

Clare Aspinall
PhD student; HHRP
Email caspcl879@student.otago.ac.nz

June Atkinson
Senior Analyst; BODE³
Email june.atkinson@otago.ac.nz

Professor Michael Baker
Co-Director; Housing and Health Research Programme (HHRP)
Director, Health Environment & Infection Research Unit (HEIRU)
Convenor, Public Health Summer School
Email michael.baker@otago.ac.nz

Keresi Rokorua Bako
PhD student; HePPRU
Email bakke870@student.otago.ac.nz

Jude Ball
Research Fellow (ASPIRE2025)
Email jude.ball@otago.ac.nz

Julie Bennett
Senior Research Fellow; HHRP
Email julie.bennett@otago.ac.nz

Sarah Bierre
Research Fellow; HHRP
Email sarah.bierre@otago.ac.nz

Tim Chambers
Senior Research Fellow; HEIRU
Email tim.chambers@otago.ac.nz

Shashi Chandra
PhD student; HePPRU
Email chash132@student.otago.ac.nz

Elinor Chisholm
Senior Research Fellow; HHRP
Email elinor.chisholm@otago.ac.nz

Saera Chun
Assistant Research Fellow; HHRP
Email saera.chun@otago.ac.nz

Cristina Cleghorn
Senior Research Fellow; BODE³
Email cristina.cleghorn@otago.ac.nz

Hera Cook
Senior Lecturer; Social Science Research Methods and History
Email hera.cook@otago.ac.nz

Donna Cormack
Senior Research Fellow; TRRHAEP
Email donna.cormack@otago.ac.nz

Ruth Cunningham
Senior Research Fellow; C3
Email ruth.cunningham@otago.ac.nz

Amanda D'Souza
Director, Research Fellow; PhD Candidate HePPRU
Email amanda.dsouza@otago.ac.nz

Anna Davies
Research Fellow; BODE³
Email anna.davies@otago.ac.nz

Louise Delany
Senior Lecturer
Email louise.delany@otago.ac.nz

Sarah Donovan
Research Fellow
Email sarah.donovan@otago.ac.nz

Professor Richard Edwards
Co-Director; ASPIRE2025
Co-Director; Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit (HePPRU)
Email richard.edwards@otago.ac.nz

Andrea Farquharson
Administrator (ITC project) and Assistant to HoD
Email andrea.farquharson@otago.ac.nz

Anna Ferguson
Research Assistant; HePPRU
Email anna.ferguson@otago.ac.nz

Geoff Fougere
PhD supervisor
Email geoff.fougere@otago.ac.nz

Brodie Fraser
PhD student; HHRP
Email brodie.fraser@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

Abigail Freeland
Assistant Research Fellow EleMent
Email abigail.freeland@otago.ac.nz

Caroline Fyfe
PhD student; HHRP
Email caroline.fyfe@otago.ac.nz

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Ryan Gage
Research Fellow; KidsCam
Email: ryan.gage@otago.ac.nz

Lily Gao
Finance Administrator
Email lily.gao@otago.ac.nz

Sheree Gibb
Senior Research Fellow
Email sheree.gibb@otago.ac.nz

Frances Graham
PhD Student; HEIRU
Email grafr148@student.otago.ac.nz

Libby Grant
Assistant Research Fellow
Email libby.grant@otago.ac.nz

Leah Grout
PhD Student; HEIRU
Email grole996@student.otago.ac.nz

Jason Gurney
Director; C3
Email jason.gurney@otago.ac.nz

Simon Hales
Research Associate Professor; HEIRU
Email simon.hales@otago.ac.nz

Ricci Harris
Research Associate Professor; TRRHAEP
Email ricci.harris@otago.ac.nz

Thoa Hoang
Assistant Research Fellow; IDRG
Email thoa.hoang@otago.ac.nz

Janet Hoek
Co-Director ASPIRE2025
Email janet.hoek@otago.ac.nz

Professor Philippa Howden-Chapman
Director; Housing and Health Research Programme (HHRP)
Director; Centre for Sustainable Cities (CSC)
Email philippa.howden-chapman@otago.ac.nz

Kerry Hurley
Administrator Client Services
Email kerry.hurley@otago.ac.nz

Salina Iupati
PhD Student
Email iosa1679@student.otago.ac.nz

Jasmine Jameson (Xu)
Research Manager; HHRP, CSC, C3, HePPRU, HEIRU
Email jasmine.xu@otago.ac.nz

Ellie Johnson
Research Fellow; ITC
Email ellie.johnson@otago.ac.nz

Amanda Jones
Senior Research Fellow; BODE³Emailamanda.jones@otago.ac.nz

Michael Keall
Research Associate Professor; HHRP
Email michael.keall@otago.ac.nz

Gay Keating
PhD student; CSC
Email Gay.keating@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

Paula King
PhD Student/HRC Fellow; TRRHAEP
Email paula.king@otago.ac.nz

Silke Kuehl
Research Fellow; EleMent
Email silke.kuehl@otago.ac.nz

Amanda Kvalsvig
Co-Director, HEIRU
Email amanda.kvalsvig@otago.ac.nz

Keri Lawson-Te Aho
Senior Lecturer
Email kerirose.lawsonteaho@otago.ac.nz

William Leung
Senior Lecturer Health Economics; PhD Student
Postgraduate course director (CPH, DPH & DipHealMgt)
Email william.leung@otago.ac.nz

Amber Logan
PhD student; HHRP
Email logam317@student.otago.ac.nz

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Krishtika Mala
PhD student; HEIRU
Email malkr511@student.otago.ac.nz

Mary McIntyre
Senior Research Fellow; Te Hereripirie
Email mary.mcintyre@otago.ac.nz

Christina McKerchar
PhD student Kids'Cam
Email christina.mckerchar@otago.ac.nz

Melissa McLeod
Senior Research Fellow; TRRHAEP
Email melissa.mcleod@otago.ac.nz

Sharla McTavish
PhD student; HERIU
Email mctsh850@student.otago.ac.nz

Anja Mizdrak
Senior Research Fellow; BODE3
Email anja.mizdrak@otago.ac.nz

Kate Morgaine
Senior Lecturer; HePPRU
Email kate.morgaine@otago.ac.nz

Kim Nathan
PhD student; HHRP
Email natki992@student.otago.ac.nz

Nhung Nghiem
Senior Research Fellow; BODE³
Email nhung.nghiem@otago.ac.nz

Jenny Ombler
Research Fellow; CSC
Email jenny.ombler@otago.ac.nz

Kimberley O'Sullivan
Senior Research Fellow; HHRP
Email kimberley.osullivan@otago.ac.nz

Sarah-Jane Paine
Senior Research Fellow; TRRHAEP
Email sarah-jane.paine@otago.ac.nz

Debbie Peterson
Senior Research Fellow; C3
Email debbie.peterson@otago.ac.nz

Frederieke Petrović-van der Deen
Assistant Research Fellow
Email Frederieke.petrovicvanderdeen@otago.ac.nz

Nevil Pierse
Research Associate Professor; Deputy Director HHRP
Email nevil.pierse@otago.ac.nz

Eloise Pollard
PhD student; HePPRU
Email polel879@student.otago.ac.nz

Gordon Purdie
Biostatistician
Email gordon.purdie@otago.ac.nz

Ed Randal
Research Fellow; PhD student CSC
Email edward.randal@otago.ac.nz

Johanna Reidy
Lecturer Health Systems/Research Fellow
Email johanna.reidy@otago.ac.nz

Nelly Rentta
Research Fellow; HERIU
Email neilenuonelly.rentta@otago.ac.nz

Oliver Robertson
Assistant Research Fellow; CSC, HHRP
Email oliver.robertson@otago.ac.nz

Bridget Robson
Director; Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare (TRRHAEP)
Associate Dean Māori
Email bridget.robson@otago.ac.nz

Marie Russell
Honorary Fellow; CSC
Email marie.russell@otago.ac.nz

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Caroline Shaw
Associate Professor
Email caroline.shaw@otago.ac.nz

Matthew Shaw
PhD student; HePPRU
Email matthew.shaw@otago.ac.nz

Professor Louise Signal
Head of Department
Director; Health Promotion and Policy Research Unit (HePPRU)
Director; HIA Research Unit
Email louise.signal@otago.ac.nz

Virginia Signal
Research Fellow; C3
Email virginia.signal@otago.ac.nz

Moira Smith
Senior Research Fellow; HePPRU
Postgraduate Research Convenor
Email moira.smith@otago.ac.nz

Jeannine Stairmand
Lecturer/Research Fellow; HePPRU, C3
Email jeannine.stairmand@otago.ac.nz

James Stanley
Biostatistician/Research Associate Professor
Email james.stanley@otago.ac.nz

Courtney Steele
Research Assistant; PhD student C3
Email courtney.steele@otago.ac.nz

Jennifer Summers
Senior Research Fellow; BODE³
Email jennifer.summers@otago.ac.nz

Natalie Talamaivao
Foxley Fellow Eru Pomare
Email natalie.talamaivao@otago.ac.nz

Fiona Taylor
Research Manager, HEIRU
Email fiona.taylor@otago.ac.nz

Grace Teah
PhD student
Email grace.teah@postgrad.otago.ac.nz

Lani Teddy
Research Manager; BODE³
Email lani.teddy@otago.ac.nz

Lucy Telfar-Barnard
Research Fellow; HHRP
Email lucy.telfar-barnard@otago.ac.nz

Kendra Telfer
Research Fellow BODE³
Email kendra.telfer@otago.ac.nz

Andrea Teng
Senior Research Fellow; Big Data Research Group
Email andrea.teng@otago.ac.nz

George Thomson
Research Associate Professor; HePPRU
Email george.thomson@otago.ac.nz

Ramona Tiatia
Pacific Research Fellow; HHRP
Email ramona.tiatia@otago.ac.nz

Shan Valiyara
Lead Administrator Client Services
Email shan.valiyara@otago.ac.nz

Helen Viggers
Research Fellow; PhD student HHRP
Email helen.viggers@otago.ac.nz

Anaru Waa
Senior Research Fellow
Email andrew.waa@otago.ac.nz

Professor Nick Wilson
Director; Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE³)
Email nick.wilson@otago.ac.nz

Andrew Wood
Administrator Client Services
Email andrew.wood@otago.ac.nz

Jamie Yeates
Hāuora Maori Administrator
Email hauoramaori.uow@otago.ac.nz

Jane Zhang
Data Analyst; HHRP
Email jane.zhang@otago.ac.nz

Wei Zhang
Assistant Research Fellow HHRP and PhD student
Email wei.zhang@otago.ac.nz

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Honorary Fellows, Public Health UOW

Hazel Armstrong
Alison Blaiklock
Brian Easton
Heather Gifford
Santosh Jatrana
Jonathan Koea
Kristen Lovelock
Stephen Palmer
Amber Pearson
Frank Pega
Clare Salmond
Sione Tupou Tu’itahi

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Our people in the Department of Public Health

Head of Department, Public Health UOW

Directors of research groups, Public Health UOW

Convenors of teaching programmes, Public Health UOW

All staff and students, Public Health UOW

Honorary Fellows, Public Health UOW

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