Anna Davies, Department of Public Health, Our people, University of Otago, Wellington, University of Otago, New Zealand

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Research Fellow; BODE³

Contact Details
Research Interests and Activities

Contact Details

Tel: +64 4 918 6048
Fax: +64 4 389 5319
Email: anna.davies@otago.ac.nz

Research Interests and Activities

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). Anna's main role in the programme is to undertake data linkage analysis of datasets from the national health data collections. Her research interests include data linkage, epidemiology, data visualisation, and mental health and addiction.

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 (developing the Ministry’s linkage system known as Health Tracker) and use of the national health data collections. Her interest in mental health and addiction developed through her undergraduate and masters degrees in psychology at the University of Otago in Dunedin and through work at the Mental Health Commission.

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Publications

Davies, A., Blakely, T., & Cleghorn, C. (2022). Technical report for BODE³ pre-diabetes multistate lifetable model version 1: Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme (BODE³) [Public health monograph series, no. 39]. Wellington, New Zealand: Deptartment of Public Health, University of Otago, Wellington. [Technical/Scientific Report].

Andersen, P., Mizdrak, A., Wilson, N., Davies, A., Bablani, L., & Blakely, T. (2021). Disaggregating proportional multistate lifetables by population heterogeneity to estimate intervention impacts on inequalities. medRxiv. doi: 10.1101/2021.01.24.21250411

Wilson, N., Davies, A., Brewer, N., Nghiem, N., Cobiac, L., & Blakely, T. (2019). Can cost-effectiveness results be combined into a coherent league table? Case study from one high-income country. Population Health Metrics, 10, 10. doi: 10.1186/s12963-019-0192-x

Blakely, T., Atkinson, J., Kvizhinadze, G., Nghiem, N., McLeod, H., Davies, A., & Wilson, N. (2015). Updated New Zealand health system cost estimates from health events by sex, age and proximity to death: Further improvements in the age of 'big data'. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1422). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Blakely, T., Atkinson, J., Kvizhinadze, G., Wilson, N., Davies, A., & Clarke, P. (2015). Patterns of cancer care costs in a country with detailed individual data. Medical Care, 53(4), 302-309. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000330

Journal - Research Article

Pearson, A. L., Griffin, E., Davies, A., & Kingham, S. (2013). An ecological study of the relationship between socioeconomic isolation and mental health in the most deprived areas in Auckland, New Zealand. Health & Place, 19, 159-166. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.10.012

Journal - Research Article

O'Sullivan, C., Baker, M. G., Zhang, J., Davies, A., & Cramp, G. (2012). The epidemiology of serious skin infections in New Zealand children: Comparing the Tairawhiti region with national trends. New Zealand Medical Journal, 125(1351). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Article

Holmes, E., Davies, A., Wright, C., Pearce, N., & Borman, B. (2011). Mortality rates according to occupation in New Zealand males: 2001–2005. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1328). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal

Journal - Research Article

Gillan, D. A., Leland, Jr, L. S., Davies, A. M., & Walsh, K. (2006). Reducing curbside waste volumes by promoting household composting. Journal of Environmental Systems, 30(4), 317-332. doi: 10.2190/QG87-8318-636H-3322

Journal - Research Article

Gillan, D. A., Leland, Jr, L. S., Davies, A. M., & Walsh, K. (2007, January). Curbside waste volumes by promoting household composting. Poster session presented at the Organizational Behavior Management Conference, Sarasota, Florida.

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report

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