Jennie Connor | |
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![]() Connor in 2023 | |
Born | 1958 (age 66–67) |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Preventive and social medicine |
Institutions | University of Otago |
Thesis |
Jennie Lynne Connor ONZM (born 1958) is a New Zealand medical researcher and academic, and as of 2018 is a full professor and chair of preventive and social medicine at the University of Otago. [1]
After a 2001 PhD titled Estimating the contribution of driver sleepiness to car crash injuries : the Auckland car crash injury study at the University of Auckland, [2] Connor moved to the University of Otago, rising to full professor. [1] Much of Connor's recent research focuses on the health effects of drinking. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
In the 2023 New Year Honours, Connor was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to alcohol harm reduction. [12]