Research in health sciences

We have strong connections with the health sector and deliver leading research across the field of health sciences. Our research projects are often developed collaboratively to address organisational and workforce needs.

AUT is home to world-leading researchers across the field of health sciences. We’ve led the world’s largest study of problem gambling treatments, run New Zealand’s only longitudinal study of Pacific Island families and have New Zealand’s only centre for eHealth.

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Pacific wellbeing

Many of our researchers focus on the health and wellbeing of Pacific people, both in New Zealand and the Pacific

More about Pacific research

Max Abbott CNZM
Valery Feigin
Jane Koziol-McLain
Max Abbott CNZM
Our professors Max Abbott CNZM Professor of Psychology and Public Health Professor Max Abbott’s pioneering research in mental and public health, and contributions to gambling, addictions and migrant health research have positively impacted NZ communities. Professor Max Abbott has been at the helm of AUT’s Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences for more than two decades. Prior to becoming dean in 1991, Professor Abbott was the founding National Director of the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand, a position he held for ten years. His pioneering research and advocacy in mental and public health, and significant contributions to gambling, addictions and migrant health research have positively impacted New Zealand communities.
Valery Feigin
Our professors Valery Feigin Professor of Epidemiology and Neurology Professor Valery Feigin is globally known as an expert on stroke, traumatic brain injury prevention, epidemiology and treatment/rehabilitation. Professor Valery Feigin is globally known as an expert on stroke, traumatic brain injury prevention, epidemiology and treatment/rehabilitation. Throughout his career he has received a number of prestigious national and international awards, including for his work on the Stroke Riskometer™ app, which was voted the top health-related app worldwide.
Jane Koziol-McLain
Our professors Jane Koziol-McLain Professor of Nursing Professor Jane Koziol-McLain has over 30 years of experience in nursing as well as a talent for research into the health system response to violence against women and children. Professor Jane Koziol-McLain has over 30 years of experience in nursing as well as a talent for research into the health system response to violence against women and children. She is the director of the Centre for Interdisciplinary Trauma Research, while balancing teaching responsibilities and consulting work in the Pacific with the United Nations Population Fund. Professor Koziol-McLain has been recognised time and time again for her research and was inducted into the Johns Hopkins University Society of Scholars in 2013.
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News
Dr El Shadan Tautolo
AUT-and-PharmaCann
Dr Isaac Warbrick
Associate Professor Gwyn Lewis from AUT’s School of Clinical Sciences
Professor Grant Schofield, Dr Caryn Zinn and chef Craig Rodger
Dr El Shadan Tautolo
Pacific youth at risk if mothers gamble
09 Jul, 2018
AUT research sheds light on the intergenerational effects of gambling among Pacific families.
AUT-and-PharmaCann
AUT and PharmaCann collaborate
02 Jul, 2018
AUT has partnered with PharmaCann New Zealand Ltd to research the development of medicinal cannabis products in New Zealand.
Dr Isaac Warbrick
What Māori men think about exercise
22 Jun, 2018
AUT research looks at what motivates Māori men to be physically active.
Associate Professor Gwyn Lewis from AUT’s School of Clinical Sciences
Disparity in chronic pain services
12 Jun, 2018
AUT research highlights ethnic disparities in attendance at New Zealand's chronic pain services.
Professor Grant Schofield, Dr Caryn Zinn and chef Craig Rodger
New book sheds light on fasting
20 Apr, 2018
We’re fatter and sicker than ever before – and according to a new book, the answer to this modern scourge could lie in the age-old practice of fasting.
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Events
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Mark Boocock's inaugural professorial address
Tuesday 13 Nov, 4:30pm - 6pm
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Global Burden of Disease Brain Summit
Tuesday 27 Nov, 8am - 6pm
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Apollo Taito
Ayan Said
Deborah Heke
Paul Davis
Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani
Apollo Taito
Great graduatesApollo TaitoDoctor of Health ScienceDoctoral student Apollo Taito is researching how Pacific mental health leaders manage their form of leadership within a District Health Board setting.As a multi-cultural society, New Zealand benefits from different cultural perspectives when it comes to governance and leadership. It is this idea that has informed Apollo Taito’s doctoral research in the field of healthcare. He says the support he receives from his wife, AUT and his supervisors has been integral to his success. Apollo’s connection with his research topic and his supervisors runs deep.
Ayan Said
Great graduatesAyan SaidRegional Refugee Community Health Worker, Auckland District Health BoardMaster of Public Health
Postgraduate Diploma in Public Health
Bachelor of Health ScienceFor her AUT Master of Public Health research project, Ayan Said focused on stories of women living with Female Genital Mutilation in Auckland.Her passion for public health started when she was a teenager, says AUT alumna Ayan Said who now works as a refugee community health worker. She was 18 when she first heard about the issue of Female Genital Mutilation, and her interest in the topic grew. For her Master of Public Health research project, she focused on stories of women living with Female Genital Mutilation in Auckland.
Deborah Heke
Great graduatesDeborah HekeDoctor of Philosophy
Master of Health Science
Bachelor of Health ScienceSometimes she feels like AUT chose her, says PhD student Deborah Heke who is currently studying a Doctor of Philosophy in Māori health at AUT.Sometimes she feels like AUT chose her, says PhD student Deborah Heke who is currently studying a Doctor of Philosophy in Māori health at AUT. For her doctoral research, Deborah is focusing on physical activity and wāhine Māori. Deborah’s research is supervised by Dr Isaac Warbrick, the co-director of Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research.
Paul Davis
Great graduatesPaul DavisFlight Intensive Care Paramedic – St John Ambulance ServiceDoctor of PhilosophyHis PhD research will help advance the paramedicine profession, says PhD candidate Paul Davis who is researching the treatment of heart attack patients.His PhD research will help advance the paramedicine profession, says Doctor of Philosophy candidate Paul Davis. Paul’s PhD research focuses on testing a new autonomous paramedic-based model of care for the treatment and management of heart attack patients in the New Zealand out-of-hospital setting. He has collaborated with a number of high-profile health organisations for his research.
Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani
Great graduatesQorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah AdnaniDoctor of PhilosophyShe was attracted to AUT by the reputation of its midwifery department, says Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani who is completing a PhD in midwifery.She was attracted to AUT by the reputation of its midwifery department, says Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani. She loves the supportive environment AUT offers for postgraduate and research students. Being an international PhD student can be challenging, especially if you have English as a second language, Qorinah says.
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