MBChB, MRCPCH, MSc (Epidemiology), PhD (Epidemiology)
Co-Director, HEIRU
Contact details
Tel +64 4 385 5541
Fax +64 4 389 5319
Email amanda.kvalsvig@otago.ac.nz
Research interests and activities
Dr Amanda Kvalsvig is an infectious disease epidemiologist and Research Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health, University of Otago Wellington. Since early 2020 her work has had a strong focus on pandemic science and respiratory infections, in particular generating evidence to inform pandemic preparedness and response in Aotearoa New Zealand. A key aim of her work is to achieve a permanent reduction in the burden and impact of respiratory infections: endemic, epidemic, and pandemic.
Associate Professor Kvalsvig leads several research strands at HPARC (Health Protection Aotearoa Research Centre) and is a lead investigator in the SHIVERS VI programme, undertaking research to improve integration of respiratory surveillance data systems for improved case ascertainment and situational awareness. Other research interests include the two-way relationships between infectious disease and long-term conditions, the structural determinants of health and disease, and the challenges of analysing existing data to develop high-quality evidence for policy and practice.
- HPARC (Health Protection Aotearoa Research Centre)
- SHIVERS VI
Publications
Kvalsvig, A., & Baker, M. G. (2021). How Aotearoa New Zealand rapidly revised its Covid-19 response strategy: Lessons for the next pandemic plan. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 51(1), S143-S166. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2021.1891943 Journal - Research Article
Kvalsvig, A., Brooks, A. E. S., Potter, J. D., Jeffreys, M., Bennett, J., Davies-Payne, D., Kennedy, J., Sika-Paotonu, D., Timu-Parata, C., … Hume, C., … Lorgelly, P., & Baker, M. (2024). Long Covid in Aotearoa NZ: Risk assessment and preventive action urgently needed. The Briefing, (26 March). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/long-covid-aotearoa-nz-risk-assessment-and-preventive-action-urgently-needed Journal - Research Other
Greenhalgh, T., MacIntyre, C. R., Baker, M. G., Bhattacharjee, S., Chughtai, A. A., Fisman, D., … Kvalsvig, A., … Vipond, J. (2024). Masks and respirators for prevention of respiratory infections: A state of the science review. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 37(2), e00124-23. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00124-23 Journal - Research Article
Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Summers, J., & Baker, M. G. (2022). Integrated prevention and control of seasonal respiratory infections in Aotearoa New Zealand: Next steps for transformative change. Policy Quarterly, 18(1), 44-51. doi: 10.26686/pq.v18i1.7500 Journal - Research Article
Kvalsvig, A., Tuari-Toma, B., Timu-Parata, C., Bennett, J., Sinnema, C., Summers, J., Davies, C., Jackson, C., Dickson, A., Telfar Barnard, L., & Baker, M. G. (2023). Protecting school communities from COVID-19 and other infectious disease outbreaks: The urgent need for healthy schools in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1571), 7-19. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/ Journal - Research Other