Dr Mona Jeffreys
I am an epidemiologist and health services researcher. I went to school in the Republic of Ireland, university in Scotland, and trained at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MSc) and Bristol University (PhD). My primary interest is in using epidemiological methods to address inequities in access to health care, as well as specific interests in primary health care; long Covid; cancer services and food security.
Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann
Te Āti Awa, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Raukawa, Mā’ohi Tahiti
I grew up in Tauranga and left school at 16 to start my nursing training in Wellington. I worked in psychopedic and community mental health settings and then as a midwife for some years before having my three children. I completed a PhD in epidemiology in 2004 at Massey University. My research focusses on addressing health inequities, particularly in relation to cancer and respiratory disease outcomes for Māori, promoting Pasifika peoples wellbeing and improving the performance of the health system.
Dr Fiona McKenzie
My early years were spent on a dairy farm near Eketahuna and after initially studying social anthropology I went teaching in Kyushu, Japan. Upon my return I completed post graduate studies in public health followed by a PhD in epidemiology at Massey University in Wellington. I spent several years working for the World Health Organisation/International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO/IARC) in nutritional, environmental, and lifestyle epidemiology before again returning to this windy city we call home. Areas of interest include inequities in health care access and outcomes, prevention and primary care.