MSc, PhD
Senior Research Fellow
Contact details
Tel: +64 4 918 5086
Email: sheree.gibb@otago.ac.nz
Research interests and activities
Sheree has a background in longitudinal health and social research and completed her PhD with the Christchurch Health and Development Study. Her current interests are in the use of administrative data for health and social research. She is a leading expert in the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) and is currently working on a range of research projects using IDI data.
Sheree is a member of the Virtual Health Information Network and the EleMent research group. She is part of the Big Data team for A Better Start National Science Challenge.
Publications
Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Clark, M. T. R., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., & Lacey, C. (2023). Racism, early psychosis and institutional contact: A qualitative study of Indigenous experiences. International Review of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2188074
Manuel, J., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Carr, G., & Lacey, C. (2023). Non-Indigenous privilege in health, justice and social services preceding first episode psychosis: A population-based cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(6), 834-843. doi: 10.1177/00048674221119964
Cunningham, R., King, P. T., Telfer, K., Crengle, S., Carr, J., Stanley, J., Gibb, S., & Robson, B. (2022). Mortality after release from incarceration in New Zealand by gender: A national record linkage study. SSM Population Health, 20, 101274. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101274
Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Audas, R., Clendon, S., Dacombe, J., Kokaua, J., … Mujoo, H., … Taylor, B. J. (2022). Association between high-need education-based funding and school suspension rates for autistic students in New Zealand. JAMA Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1296
Bowden, N., Milne, B., Audas, R., Clasby, B., Dacombe, J., Forster, W., Kokaua, J., Gibb, S., … Taylor, B., & Mirfin-Veitch, B. (2022). Criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism: A national birth cohort study in New Zealand. Autism, 26(7), 1783-1794. doi: 10.1177/13623613211065541
Manuel, J., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Carr, G., & Lacey, C. (2023). Non-Indigenous privilege in health, justice and social services preceding first episode psychosis: A population-based cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 57(6), 834-843. doi: 10.1177/00048674221119964
Journal - Research Article
Manuel, J., Pitama, S., Clark, M. T. R., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., Cunningham, R., Gibb, S., Petrović-van der Deen, F. S., Porter, R. J., & Lacey, C. (2023). Racism, early psychosis and institutional contact: A qualitative study of Indigenous experiences. International Review of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2023.2188074
Journal - Research Article
Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Audas, R., Clendon, S., Dacombe, J., Kokaua, J., … Mujoo, H., … Taylor, B. J. (2022). Association between high-need education-based funding and school suspension rates for autistic students in New Zealand. JAMA Pediatrics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2022.1296
Journal - Research Article
Bowden, N., Milne, B., Audas, R., Clasby, B., Dacombe, J., Forster, W., Kokaua, J., Gibb, S., … Taylor, B., & Mirfin-Veitch, B. (2022). Criminal justice system interactions among young adults with and without autism: A national birth cohort study in New Zealand. Autism, 26(7), 1783-1794. doi: 10.1177/13623613211065541
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, R., King, P. T., Telfer, K., Crengle, S., Carr, J., Stanley, J., Gibb, S., & Robson, B. (2022). Mortality after release from incarceration in New Zealand by gender: A national record linkage study. SSM Population Health, 20, 101274. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101274
Journal - Research Article
Cunningham, R., Milner, A., Gibb, S., Rijnberg, V., Disney, G., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2022). Gendered experiences of unemployment, suicide and self-harm: A population-level record linkage study. Psychological Medicine, 52, 4067-4075. doi: 10.1017/s0033291721000994
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S., Brewer, N., & Bowden, N. (2021). Social impacts and costs of schizophrenia: A national cohort study using New Zealand linked administrative data. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1537), 66-83. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Shackleton, N., Li, E., Gibb, S., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Sporle, A., … Milne, B. J. (2021). The relationship between income poverty and child hospitalisations in New Zealand: Evidence from longitudinal household panel data and Census data. PLoS ONE, 16(1), e0243920. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243920
Journal - Research Article
Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., Merry, S., Taylor, B., & Hetrick, S. E. (2020). Case identification of mental health and related problems in children and young people using the New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure. BMC Medical Informatics & Decision Making, 20, 42. doi: 10.1186/s12911-020-1057-8
Journal - Research Article
Bowden, N., Thabrew, H., Kokaua, J., Audas, R., Milne, B., Smiler, K., … Taylor, B., & Gibb, S. (2020). Autism spectrum disorder/Takiwātanga: An Integrated Data Infrastructure-based approach to autism spectrum disorder research in New Zealand. Autism, 24(8), 2213-2227. doi: 10.1177/1362361320939329
Journal - Research Article
D'Souza, S., Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Shackleton, N., Audas, R., Hetrick, S., Taylor, B., & Milne, B. (2020). Medication dispensing for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder to New Zealand youth. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1522), 84-95. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Leong, K. S. W., McLay, J., Derraik, J. G. B., Gibb, S., Shackleton, N., Taylor, R. W., … Audas, R., Taylor, B., … Cutfield, W. S. (2020). Associations of prenatal and childhood antibiotic exposure with obesity at age 4 years. JAMA Network Open, 3(1), e1919681. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.19681
Journal - Research Article
Petrović-van der Deen, F., Cunningham, R., Manuel, J., Gibb, S., Porter, R. J., Pitama, S., Crowe, M., Crengle, S., & Lacey, C. (2020). Exploring indigenous ethnic inequities in first episode psychosis in New Zealand: A national cohort study. Schizophrenia Research, 223, 311-318. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2020.09.004
Journal - Research Article
Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Thabrew, H., Audas, R., Camp, J., Taylor, B., & Hetrick, S. (2019). IDI trends in antidepressant dispensing to New Zealand children and young people between 2007/08 and 2015/16. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1505), 48-61. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S., Milne, B., Shackleton, N., Taylor, B. J., & Audas, R. (2019). How universal are universal preschool health checks? An observational study using routine data from New Zealand's B4 School Check. BMJ Open, 9(4), e025535. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025535
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S., Shackleton, N., Audas, R., Taylor, B., Swinburn, B., Zhu, T., Taylor, R., … Milne, B. (2019). Child obesity prevalence across communities in New Zealand: 2010-2016. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 43(2), 176-181. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12881
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J., & Boden, J. M. (2015). Early motherhood and long-term economic outcomes: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 25(1), 163-172. doi: 10.1111/jora.12122
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J., & Boden, J. M. (2014). The effects of parenthood on workforce participation and income for men and women. Journal of Family & Economic Issues, 35(1), 14-26. doi: 10.1007/s10834-013-9353-4
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Boden, J. M. (2013). Gender differences in paid and unpaid work: Findings from a New Zealand birth cohort. Policy Quarterly, 9(3), 65-71.
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2012). Childhood family income and life outcomes in adulthood: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study in New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 74(12), 1979-1986. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.02.028
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2012). Working hours and alcohol problems in early adulthood. Addiction, 107(1), 81-88. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03543.x
Journal - Research Article
Swain, N. R., Gibb, S. J., Horwood, L. J., & Fergusson, D. M. (2012). Alcohol and cannabis abuse/dependence symptoms and life satisfaction in young adulthood. Drug & Alcohol Review, 31(3), 327-333. doi: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2011.00339.x
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2011). Relationship duration and mental health outcomes: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 198(1), 24-30. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.083550
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2011). Relationship separation and mental health problems: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 45(2), 163-169. doi: 10.3109/00048674.2010.529603
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Horwood, L. J., & Fergusson, D. M. (2011). Bullying victimization/perpetration in childhood and later adjustment: Findings from a 30 year longitudinal study. Journal of Aggression, Conflict & Peace Research, 3(2), 82-88. doi: 10.1108/17596591111132891
Journal - Research Article
Beautrais, A. L., Gibb, S. J., Faulkner, A., Fergusson, D. M., & Mulder, R. T. (2010). Postcard intervention for repeat self-harm: Randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197(1), 55-60. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.075754
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Beautrais, A. L., & Surgenor, L. J. (2010). Health-care staff attitudes towards self-harm patients. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 44(8), 713-720. doi: 10.3109/00048671003671015
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2010). Burden of psychiatric disorder in young adulthood and life outcomes at age 30. British Journal of Psychiatry, 197, 122-127. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.109.076570
Journal - Research Article
Beautrais, A. L., Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J., & Larkin, G. L. (2009). Removing bridge barriers stimulates suicides: An unfortunate natural experiment. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 43(6), 495-497.
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., & Fergusson, D. M. (2009). Research note: Gender differences in educational participation and achievement across subject areas. New Zealand Journal of Educational Studies, 44(1), 83-91.
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2009). Sources of the gender wage gap in a New Zealand birth cohort. Australian Journal of Labour Economics, 12(3), 281-298.
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2008). Effects of single-sex and coeducational schooling on the gender gap in educational achievement. Australian Journal of Education, 52(3), 301-317.
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Fergusson, D. M., & Horwood, L. J. (2008). Gender differences in educational achievement to age 25. Australian Journal of Education, 52(1), 63-80.
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S. J., Beautrais, A. L., & Fergusson, D. M. (2005). Mortality and further suicidal behaviour after an index suicide attempt: A 10-year study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 39, 95-100.
Journal - Research Article
Gibb, S., & Beautrais, A. (2004). Epidemiology of attempted suicide in Canterbury Province, New Zealand (1993-2002). New Zealand Medical Journal, 117(1205). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1205/1141/content.pdf
Journal - Research Article
Walesby, K. E., Exeter, D. J., Gibb, S., Wood, P. C., Starr, J. M., & Russ, T. C. (2020). Prevalence and geographical variation of dementia in New Zealand from 2012 to 2015: Brief report utilising routinely collected data within the Integrated Data Infrastructure. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39, 297-304. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12790
Journal - Research Other
Milne, B. J., Atkinson, J., Blakely, T., Day, H., Douwes, J., Gibb, S., … Teng, A. (2019). Data Resource Profile: The New Zealand Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI). International Journal of Epidemiology, 48(3), 677-677e. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyz014
Journal - Research Other
Fergusson, D. M., Horwood, L. J., & Gibb, S. J. (2011). Childhood family income and later outcomes: Results of a 30 year longitudinal study. Children, (79), 24-28.
Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles
Beautrais, A. L., & Gibb, S. (2006). Outcome following suicide attempt. Proceedings of the Australian-Japanese Perspective on Suicide Prevention Symposium. (pp. 39-50). Canberra, Australia: Department of Health and Ageing. [Full Paper]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper
Gibb, S., Brewer, N., Puig, A., & Bell, J. (2019). Prevalence and impact of schizophrenia in the New Zealand population. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53(Suppl. 1 ), (pp. 140). doi: 10.1177/0004867419836919
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bowden, N., Gibb, S., Thabrew, H., Audas, R., Camp, J., Taylor, B., & Hetrick, S. (2018). IDI trends in antidepressant dispensing to New Zealand children and young people between 2007/08 and 2015/16. Proceedings of the 4th Pharmacoepidemiology Research Network Symposium. (pp. 24-25). Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/pharmacoepidemiology
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gibb, S. (2011). Relationship duration and mental health: Findings from a 30-year longitudinal study. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 28). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Larkin, G. L., Beautrais, A. L., Gibb, S. J., & Laing, S. (2008). The epidemiology of presentations for suicidal ideation to the emergency department. Proceedings of the 3rd Asia Pacific Regional Conference of the International Association for Suicide Prevention. (pp. 52). IASP. Retrieved from http://csrp.hku.hk/iasp2008/iasp_abstract_content_all.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cunningham, R., Kvalsvig, A., Peterson, D., Kuehl, S., Gibb, S., McKenzie, S., Thornley, L., & Every-Palmer, S. (2018). Stocktake report for the Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry: A background report prepared for the Inquiry panel. Commissioned by Mental Health and Addiction Inquiry. Wellington, New Zealand: EleMent Research Group, University of Otago. 267p. Retrieved from https://mentalhealth.inquiry.govt.nz/whats-new/resources/university-of-otago-stocktake-report-for-the-mental-health-and-addiction-inquiry
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gibb, S., Bycroft, C., & Matheson-Dunning, N. (2016). Identifying the New Zealand resident population in the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI): Census transformation. Commissioned by Statistics New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand. 23p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gibb, S., & Das, S. (2015). Quality of geographic information in the Integrated Data Infrastructure. Commissioned by Statistics New Zealand. Wellington, New Zealand. 20p.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Gibb, S., & Beautrais, A. (2004). Attempted suicide in Canterbury. Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Suicide Project, Christchurch School of Medicine & Health Sciences, University of Otago. 57p.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report