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Anna_Davies_profileBSc, DPH, MSc
Senior Research Fellow and PhD candidate; Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) Research Group

Contact details

Email anna.davies@otago.ac.nz

Research interests and activities

Anna is a Senior Research Fellow with the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) Research Group, working on the epidemiology associated with current and future provision of cancer treatment for Māori.

Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) Research Group

Anna is also undertaking a PhD, investigating the measurement of optimal cancer care pathways in Aotearoa New Zealand, with a focus on those pathways that are most important for improving Māori cancer survival.

Anna’s research interests include epidemiology, data linkage, pathways of care, cancer, and mental health and addiction.

Anna joined the University of Otago as a Research Fellow in 2014 to work on the Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE³). Prior to working for the University of Otago, Anna worked at the Ministry of Health as a Senior Advisor (Epidemiology) with a focus on data linkage and use of the national health data collections.

Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE³)

Her interest in mental health and addiction began with her undergraduate and MSc degrees in psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin, and through work at the Mental Health Commission.

Publications

Gurney, J., Ongley, D., Cameron, L., Costello, S., Davies, A., Dawkins, P., Jackson, C. G. C. A., … Stanley, J. (2025). Patterns of treatment prior to death among those with lung cancer: A national study in a universal healthcare context. Lung Cancer, 208, 108761. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2025.108761 Journal - Research Article

Davies, A., Stanley, J., Costello, S., Dunn, A., Dawkins, P., Jackson, C., … Gurney, J. (2025). Radiation therapy for lung cancer in Aotearoa New Zealand. Cancer Causes & Control, 36, 1719-1730. doi: 10.1007/s10552-025-02052-w Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Davies, A., Signal, V., Dawkins, P., Cameron, L., Costello, S., Jackson, C. G. C. A., … Whitehead, J., & Koea, J. (2025). Improving lung cancer survival outcomes for Māori. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1618), 96-103. doi: 10.26635/6965.6947 Journal - Research Other

Gurney, J., Ballantine, K., Chiang, A., Davies, A., Jackson, C. G. C. A., Koea, J., Stanley, J., & Macfarlane, S. (2025). Child and adolescent/young adult cancer incidence and survival for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. Cancer Epidemiology, 97, 102868. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2025.102868 Journal - Research Article

Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Dunn, A., Cameron, L., Costello, S., … Jackson, C. G. C. A. (2025). National variation in the treatment of lung cancer in a universal healthcare context. British Journal of Cancer, 133, 346-352. doi: 10.1038/s41416-025-03071-9 Journal - Research Article

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