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

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Jane Koziol-McLain
Valery Feigin
Max Abbott CNZM
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.
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.
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.
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Valery Feigin
Dr Cath Conn
QS stars 2019
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Professor Denise Wilson
Empathy needed to reduce family violence
04 Dec, 2019
AUT report finds that agencies and services designed to aid wāhine Māori in unsafe relationships often contribute to their entrapment.
Valery Feigin
New accolades for most cited scientist
21 Nov, 2019
AUT’s Professor Valery Feigin has been elected as both a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi and a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Dr Cath Conn
Disrupting the public health workforce
18 Nov, 2019
New Zealand's public health workforce is rapidly changing in response to local and global trends, including new technologies, widening inequities and the h
QS stars 2019
AUT gets 5 QS stars in all categories
13 Nov, 2019
AUT has received the maximum five stars for the first time in every category according to the global education analysts QS in their recent results.
New Professors announced in 2019
New Professors and Associate Professors
07 Nov, 2019
AUT has announced the promotion of 12 leading academics to the position of Professor. A further 15 academics have been appointed as Associate Professors.
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Deborah Heke
Apollo Taito
Renu Sisodia
Til Chhetri
Rodwell Gundo
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.
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.
Renu Sisodia
Great graduatesRenu SisodiaDoctor of PhilosophyHer PhD research focuses on indigenous communities facing water crises in Rajasthan, India, says Renu Sisodia who came to AUT to study a PhD in public health.Her PhD research focuses on indigenous communities facing water crises in Rajasthan, India, says Renu Sisodia who came to AUT as an international student to study a PhD in public health. Her research will help empower the Sahariya community, says Renu whose PhD is supervised by Dr Cath Conn.
Til Chhetri
Great graduatesTil ChhetriDoctor of PhilosophyAUT PhD student Til Chhetri is investigating one of the ways the rise in migrant workers could affect public health in Nepal – HIV transmission and prevention.More and more Nepalese are working abroad, and that is starting to have an impact on the country. AUT PhD student Til Chhetri is investigating one of the ways this migration trend could affect public health in Nepal – HIV transmission and prevention. Expecting to complete his PhD in 2020, Til is plannning to take his newfound knowledge back home to Nepal to support his country and community.
Rodwell Gundo
Great graduatesRodwell GundoDoctor of PhilosophyAn accomplished nursing lecturer in his native Malawi, Doctor of Philosophy student Rodwell Gundo came to AUT to further his skills for his academic career.An accomplished nursing lecturer in his native Malawi, PhD student Rodwell Gundo came to AUT to further his skills for his academic career. For his doctoral research, Rodwell is developing a training programme for nurses in intensive care unit (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) settings in Malawi. He would highly recommend postgraduate study at AUT to others, Rodwell says.
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