Our people in the Health Environment & Infection Research Unit (HEIRU)

University of Otago staff

• Michael Baker, Director, Epidemiologist, Public health physician
• June Atkinson, Senior Analyst
• Julie Bennett, Research Fellow
• Julie Cooper, Finance and Administration
• Sheree Gibb, Biostatistician, 'Big data' researcher
• Jason Gurney, Epidemiologist, Māori health researcher
• Simon Hales, Epidemiologist
• Constanza Jackson, Research Fellow
• Amanda Kvalsvig, Epidemiologist, Paediatrician
• William Leung, Economist
• Nevil Pierse, Epidemiologist and Biostatistician
• Caroline Shaw, Epidemiologist
• Virginia Signal, Senior Research Fellow
• Dianne Sika-Paotonu, Immunologist, Associate Dean (Pacific)
• James Stanley, Biostatistician
• Jennifer Summers, Epidemiologist, Medical Statistician
• Lucy Telfar Barnard, Epidemiologist, Health researcher
• Dougal Thorburn, General practitioner, Māori health researcher
• Nick Wilson, Epidemiologist, Public health physician
• Jane Zhang, Data Manager

Students

• Isaac Bain, PhD Student
• Nethmi Kearns, MPH Student
• Jonathan Kennedy, PhD Student
• Christina Magill, MPH Student
• Krista Mala, PhD Student
• Sharla McTavish, PhD student

Completed students

• Mike Bedford, PhD Student
• Georgia Dean, MPH Student
• Frances Graham,  PhD Student
• Leah Grout, PhD Student
• Sarah Jeffries, MPH Student
• Tara Kessaram, MPH Student
• Trang Khieu, PhD Student
• Aparna Lau, PhD Student
• Julia Scott, MPH Student
• Andrea MacDonald, MPH Student
• Jane Oliver, PhD Student
• Symraina Pandey, MPH Student
• Sally Thomas, MPH Student
• Hycenta Uwikunda, MPH Student

University of Otago collaborators

• Tony Blakely, Epidemiologist
• Kirsty Danielson, Microbiologist
• Andrew Day, Paediatrician, UOC
• Richard Edwards, Epidemiologist
• Paul Hansen, Economist, UOD
• Philippa Howden-Chapman, Public health researcher
• Stephen Inns, Gastroenterologist
• Michael Keall, Epidemiologist, Biostatistician
• Jacqui Keenan, Microbiologist, UOC
• Jonathan Kennedy, General practitioner and researcher
• Peter McIntrye, Paediatrician, Epidemiologist, UOD
• Amber Pearson, Health geographer  and spatial researcher
• Andrea Teng, Epidemiologist, Public health physician
• James Ussher, Microbiologist, Immunologist, UOD
• Jenny Visser, Travel medicine specialist

External collaborators

• Jackie Benschop, Veterinary public health researcher, Massey University
• Paul Blaschke, Ecologist, Victoria University
• Jeff Cannon, Economist, Telethon Kids Institute, Subiaco Perth
• Jonathan Carapetis, Director, Telethon Kids Institute, Subiaco Perth
• Jeroen Douwes, Epidemiologist, Massey University
• Nigel French, Veterinary public health researcher, Massey University
• Ed Gane, Gastroenterologist, University of Auckland
• Matire Harwood, General practitioner, Māori health researcher,  University of Auckland
• David Hayman, Veterinary public health researcher, Massey University
• Sue Huang, Virologist, ESR
• Catherine Jackson, Public health physician, Waitemata DHB
• Martyn Kirk, Epidemiologist, Australian National University, Canberra
• Colleen Lau, Epidemiologist, Australian National University, Canberra
• Raina MacIntyre, Epidemiologist, University of New South Wales, Sydney
• Nikki Moreland, Immunologist, University of Auckland
• Helen Petousis-Harris, Vaccinologist and researcher, University of  Auckland
• Ben Schrader, Historian, Victoria University
• Andrea 't Mannetje, Epidemiologist, Massey University
• Arlo Upton, Microbiologist, Southern Community Laboratory
• Debbie Williamson, Microbiologist, Melbourne University
• Nigel Wilson, Cardiologist, Auckland District Health Board