The Pacific Islands Families Study is a long-running,cohort study of 1398 children of Pacific Islands origin born in Auckland,New Zealand during the year 2000. The cohort of participants was selected from babies born between 15 March 2000 and 17 December 2000 at Middlemore Hospital with at least one parent identifying as having Pacific Islands origin.
The Marsden Medal is a yearly award given by the New Zealand Association of Scientists. It is named after Sir Ernest Marsden and honours "a lifetime of outstanding service to the cause or profession of science,in recognition of service rendered to the cause or profession of science in the widest connotation of the phrase." It rivals the Rutherford Medal from the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Christine Mary Williams is Professor emeritus of Human Nutrition and was Pro-Vice-Chancellor at the University of Reading.
Miriam Cather Simpson is a New Zealand-American physics/chemistry academic and entrepreneur. She is currently a professor at the University of Auckland,a joint appointment between the physics and chemistry departments. She is the founder of the Photon Factory laser lab at the University of Auckland and the chief science officer for two spin-off companies,Engender Technologies and Orbis Diagnostics. She is an Associate Investigator for the Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies and an Emeritus Investigator for the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology. She was awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi Pickering Medal in 2019. She has a strong focus on teaching,mentoring and public outreach and is an outspoken advocate for issues of gender equality and ethics in science.
Clíona NíMhurchú is a New Zealand population nutrition academic. She is currently a professor at the University of Auckland and Nutrition Lead at the National Institute for Health Innovation.
Jean Harvey,PhD,RDN,is currently the Robert L. Bickford,Jr. Endowed Professor,the Associate Dean for Research,and the Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Vermont. Her specialty is behavioral weight management with a specific focus on technology-based programs.
Clare Elizabeth Collins is an Australian dietician who is Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Newcastle. She serves as Director for Research in the School of Health Sciences and Deputy Director of the Priority Research Centre. She was awarded the 2017 Hunter Medical Research Institute Researcher of the Year and is a Fellow of Dietitians Australia.
Amelia A. Lake is a British dietitian who is Professor of Biosciences at Teesside University. She works in public health,and is co-founder of the North East Obesogenic Environment Network (NEOeN). She is concerned about the impact of energy drinks on children's health.
The Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study (GUiNZ) is New Zealand's largest ongoing cohort study. It recruited and follows 6,846 New Zealand children born between 2009 and 2010—approximately 11 per cent of all children born in the country in that period. The project aims to create an in-depth summary of what life is like for children in New Zealand,and what factors affect their happiness,health,and development. The study also seeks to represent the diversity of modern-day New Zealand families,filling in current knowledge gaps on the health and wellbeing of Māori,Pasifika,and other communities. The study is run from the University of Auckland and is funded primarily by the New Zealand Government.
Lynnette Robin Ferguson is a New Zealand academic,and as of 2021 is an emeritus professor at the University of Auckland. Ferguson has been a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi since 2016.
Rachel Louise Batterham is a British physician who is a professor of Obesity,Diabetes and Endocrinology at University College London. She established the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Bariatric Centre for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery. She has extensively studied obesity,and has contributed to clinical management and the understanding of obesity-related diseases.
Ruth Lois Huenemann was an American public health nutritionist. She was a pioneer in the study of childhood obesity. Huenemann was a professor at the University of California,Berkeley and she was the chair of the Department of Social and Administrative Health Sciences in the School of Public Health.
Hendrika Martine Crezee,known as Ineke Crezee,is a New Zealand linguist. She is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology,specialising in healthcare interpreting and in the education of interpreters and translators.
Dame Teuila Mary Percival is a New Zealand paediatrician and health researcher. She was co-founder of South Seas Healthcare in South Auckland in 1999,and has advocated for Pacific children's health in New Zealand and the Pacific region.
Ofanaite Ana Dewes is a New Zealand academic,and an Associate Investigator at the Maurice Wilkins Centre and a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland,New Zealand.
Erica Hinckson is a New Zealand academic,and is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT). She is interested in how the built environment affects physical activity,and how to use approaches such as citizen science and participatory research to achieve large-scale change.
Rinki Murphy is a New Zealand endocrinologist,and is a full professor of molecular medicine at the University of Auckland,specialising in diabetes pathophysiology and precision medicine.
Nicole Clémence Roy is a Canadian–New Zealand academic,and is a full professor at the University of Otago,specialising in nutrition and digestive health,including gastrointestinal physiology and microbiome–host interactions. She is a Fellow of Food Standards Australia New Zealand.
Susan Mary Bennett Morton is a New Zealand epidemiologist,and is a full professor of public health at the University of Technology Sydney,specialising in longitudinal studies of public health. In 2019,Morton was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to epidemiology and public health research.
Tasileta"Leta" Teevale was a Samoan New Zealand academic,and was the inaugural director of the Pacific Development Office at the University of Otago. In 2021,she was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit,for services to Pacific education and public health research.
