Jennie Connor

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Jennie Connor

Born1958 (age 6364)
Alma mater University of Auckland
Scientific career
FieldsPreventive 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]

Academic career

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]

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