Contact details
Tel +64 27 539 5398
Email julie.cooper@otago.ac.nz
Role
Julie Cooper is part of the research team for the Health Protection Aotearoa Research Centre.
She is a field researcher and programme manager for projects within the team in the areas of COVID-19, END Rheumatic Heart Disease, Environmental Research, and Infectious Diseases.
Prior to this role she was a Research Assistant in the Centre for Translational Research supporting Clinical Trials.
Before her time at the University of Otago she worked in marketing related roles in the private sector, predominately financial services for 15 years from Research Manager to Product Management and Marketing Communications.
Publications
Anderson, A., Ikiua, M., Brown, R., Arrowsmith, K., Phillipson-Puna, T., Leilua, S., … Cooper, J., … Bennett, J. (2026). Whitia Kia Ora: A culturally responsive model of Bicillin L-A® delivery for people with rheumatic fever in the Waikato region of Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1640), 40-50. doi: 10.26635/6965.7394 Journal - Research Article
Wall, V., Signal, V., Cooper, J., Davies, C., Goza, M., Koea, J., Robson, B., … Smith, M., Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2025). Supportive care needs and assessment tools for family caregivers of Indigenous people with cancer: A narrative review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, 1119. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-10115-6 Journal - Research Other
Cooper, J., Bennett, J., Muliaumasealii, M., Moodley, D., Ulugia, J., & Anderson, A. (2025). SCIP: Convenient and effective treatment for Māori, Pacific peoples in preventing rheumatic heart disease. Proceedings of the Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Preparedness Summit. (pp. 35-36). Retrieved from https://www.teniwha.com Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cooper, J., Muliaumasealii, M., Moodley, D., Ulugia, J., Anderson, A., & Bennett, J. (2025). Subcutaneous injections of penicillin (SCIP): Convenient and effective treatment for Māori, Pacific peoples and their families in preventing rheumatic heart disease. PLOS Global Public Health, 5(10), e0004895. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004895 Journal - Research Article
Bennett, J., Andersen, E., Cooper, J., Baker, M., Moodley, D., Ulugia, J., Dobinson, H., & Anderson, A. (2025). A kinder way to deliver penicillin for rheumatic fever: Shouldn't children have this choice? The Briefing, (28 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/kinder-way-deliver-penicillin-rheumatic-fever-shouldnt-children-have-choice Journal - Research Other