University of Otago Dunedin School of Medicine Section of Paediatrics and Child Health

Our people

Prof Barry Taylor Head of Section, Paediatrics and Child Health
Carol Youngman Personal Assistant to Head of Section,
Paediatrics and Child Health
Glenda Paterson Finance Manager, Women's and Children's Health
Fran Cockerell Department Manager, Women's and Children's Health

Academic staff

Prof Mac Gardner Professor Clincial Genetics Group
Prof Stephen Robertson Professor Clincial Genetics Group
     
Assoc Prof Nigel Dickson Associate Professor NZPSU
Assoc Prof Barbara Galland Associate Professor  
Assoc Prof David Reith Associate Professor  
     
Dr Roland Broadbent Senior Lecturer  
Dr Liz Craig Senior Lecturer NZCYES
Dr Gabrielle McDonald Senior Lecturer NZMRDG
Dr Ben Wheeler Senior Lecturer  
     
Dr Paul Tomlinson Clinical Reader Kew
     
Dr David Barker Clinical Senior Lecturer  
Dr Liza Edmonds Clinical Senior Lecturer  
Dr Pamela Jackson Clinical Senior Lecturer  
Dr Andrew Kelly Clinical Senior Lecturer  
Dr Kathy Powell Clinical Senior Lecturer  
Dr Ian Shaw Clinical Senior Lecturer Kew
Dr Viliame Sotutu Clinical Senior Lecturer Kew
     
Dr Melissa Audeau Clinical Lecturer  
     
Dr Phil Daniel Research Fellow Clincial Genetics Group
Dr Zandra Jenkins Research Fellow Clincial Genetics Group
Dr Julie Lawrence Research Fellow POI.nz Study
Dr Jean Simpson Research Fellow NZCYES
     
Dr Judith Adams Assistant Research Fellow NZCYES
Katie Appleyard Assistant Research Fellow  
Aroha Bolton Assistant Research Fellow POI.nz Study
Amy Lowry Assistant Research Fellow POI.nz Study
Rachel Sayers Assistant Research Fellow POI.nz Study
Jane Terry Assistant Research Fellow POI.nz Study
     
Tracy-lee Fisher Professional Practice Fellow  

Support staff

Alastair Anderson Data Administrator NZMRDG
Ruth Arnison Administration Assistant POI.nz Study
Catherine Barker Research Nurse Rotavirus Study
Fran Cockerell Department Manager  
Donna Ferguson Administration Assistant / Secretary  
Tina Forrester Teaching Coordinator POI.nz Study
Matthew Healey Analyst/Project Leader NZMRDG
Joseph Hii Research Analyst NZMRDG
Nicola Hough Research Nurse Rotavirus Study
Shirley Jones Research Coordinator  
Carmen Lobb Research Assistant  
Tim Morgan Lab Technician Clincial Genetics Group
Amanda Mulock Research Coordinator Rotavirus Study
Amelia Needs Research Assistant POI.nz Study
Glenda Paterson Finance Manager  
Amanda Phillips Distance Learning Administrator
NZPSU Administrator
NZPSU
Anne Reddington Data Manager NZCYES
Kasia Szymanska Systems Analyst/Developer NZMRDG
Carol Youngman PA to Professors Taylor and Robertson  

Postgraduate (PhD) students

Katie Appleyard Masonic Fellow
Dr Mee-Yew Chen Masonic Fellow
Anna Dawson  
Rebekah Luo Masonic Fellow
Adam O'Neill  
Laurelle Smith  
Chris Spencer Dunbar Scholar
Emma Wade  

Research groups and units

Kahungunu Infant Safe Sleep (KISS) Study

Prof Barry Taylor Principal Invesitgator
Prof David Tipene-Leach Senior Research Fellow
Ray Jones Research Coordinator
Angelina Tangiora Research Nurse
Kataraina Clarke Research Assistant
Nicola Liebergreen Research Assistant

NZ Paediatric Surveillance Unit (NZPSU)

Prof Barry Taylor Co-Director
Dr Nigel Dickson Co-Director
Amanda Phillips Administrator

NZ Mortality Review Data Group (NZMRDG)

Prof Barry Taylor Director
Dr Gabrielle McDonald Clinical Leader
Alastair Anderson Data Administrator
Matthew Healey Analyst / Project Leader
Joseph Hii Research Analyst
Kasia Szymanska Systems Analyst / Developer

NZ Child and Youth Epidemiology Service (NZCYES)

Dr Liz Craig Director
Dr Jean Simpson Research Fellow
Dr Judith Adams Assistant Research Fellow
Anne Reddington Data Manager
Andrew Wicken Data Analyst
Glenda Oben Senior Research Analyst / Project Manager

Research - Sleep

Assoc Prof Barbara Galland Associate Professor
Katie Appleyard PhD student / Masonic Fellow
Rebekah Luo PhD student / Masonic Fellow
Carmen Lobb Research Assistant
Laurelle Smith PhD Student
Lianne tenHave Master's Student

Research - Diabetes - Trial Net

Prof Barry Taylor Principal Investigator
Shirley Jones Research Nurse

Research - Obesity

Prof Barry Taylor  
Anna Dawson PhD student

Research - POI.nz Study (HRC)

Prof Barry Taylor Principal Investigator  
Professor Jim Mann Co-investigator Edgar National Centre
Dr Rachael Taylor Co-investigator Edgar National Centre
Assoc Prof Barbara Galland Co-investigator / Associate Professor  
Dr Kirsten Coppell Senior Research Fellow Edgar National Centre
Mr Andrew Gray Research Fellow (Biostatisticial) Preventive & Social Medicine
Dr Anne-Louise Heath Senior Lecturer Human Nutrition
Dr Julie Lawrence Research Fellow  
Amy Lowry Assistant Research Fellow  
Aroha Bolton Assistant Research Fellow  
Rachel Sayers Assistant Research Fellow  
Jane Terry Assistant Research Fellow  
Amelia Needs Research Assistant  
Jane Terry Research Measurer  
Ruth Arnison Administration Assistant  
Maha Hanna Researcher  

Rotavirus Study (RV3)

Dr Pamela Jackson Principal Investigator
Amanda Mulock Research Coordinator
Catherine Barker Research Nurse
Nicola Hough Research Nurse
Dr Mee-Yew Chen MMedSc Student

Clinical Genetics Group (CGG)

Prof Stephen Robertson Professor
Prof Mac Gardner Professor
Dr Zandra Jenkins Research Fellow
Dr Phil Daniel Research Fellow
Tim Morgan Lab Technician
Adam O'Neill PhD Student
Emma Wade PhD Student