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Research Fellow

BA, BSc(Hons), PhD (VUW)

Email michaela.pettie@otago.ac.nz

Research interests

Dr Michaela Pettie (Ngāti Pūkenga) is a Research Fellow on the EDGI study. She is investigating perspectives and experiences of eating disorders, especially the experiences for Māori and Rainbow/LBGTQIA+ community members. She is also working with tangata whenua and key communities to understand their needs and how they might support their whānau impacted by eating disorders.

Dr Pettie completed her studies in Behavioural Neurogenetics at Victoria University of Wellington. Her PhD was on the genetic and environmental factors involved in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Since completing her PhD, she has been working with people and communities. As a wāhine rainbow community member with disabilities, she is an advocate for those that are affected by trauma and chronic health issues. Over the last four years, she has worked with sexual abuse support organisations, especially the organisations who support the needs of men and members of the rainbow community.

Affiliations

Publications

Kennedy-Smith, H., Pettie, M., Cleland, L., Miller, A., Hitchman, L., Thornton, L., Bulik, C., Kennedy, M., & Jordan, J. (2024). New Zealand's contribution to an international eating disorders GWAS: Eating Disorders Genetics Initiative (EDGI). Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Carroll, R., Rose, S. B., Ker, A., Pettie, M. A., & Garrett, S. M. (2024). Priorities for data collection through a prospective cohort study on gender-affirming hormone therapy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Community and clinical perspectives. Journal of Primary Health Care, 16(3), 301-307. doi: 10.1071/HC23170 Journal - Research Other

Nip, J., Ball, J., Hoek, J., Edwards, R., Pettie, M., & Gregan, M.-J. (2024). Can oral tobacco and nicotine products help people to stop smoking? The Briefing, (13 August). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/can-oral-tobacco-and-nicotine-products-help-people-stop-smoking Journal - Research Other

Hoek, J., Ball, J., Nip, J., Teddy, L., Gregan, M.-J., Graham-DeMello, A., … McCool, J., & Pettie, M. (2024). Oral nicotine products: Expanding the nicotine marketplace. The Briefing, (3 July). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/oral-nicotine-products-expanding-nicotine-marketplace Journal - Research Other

Frost, K., Graham-DeMello, A., Ball, J., Pettie, M., & Hoek, J. (2024). A qualitative analysis of how underage adolescents access nicotine vaping products in Aotearoa New Zealand. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, ntae096. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntae096 Journal - Research Article

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