Rhiannon Braund | |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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| Institutions | University of Otago |
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| Doctoral advisor | Natalie Medlicott |
Rhiannon Braund is a New Zealand academic and registered pharmacist. She is a professor in the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine at the University of Otago.
Braund completed a BSc, BPharm and PhD (2008) [1] at the University of Otago and is a registered pharmacist. [2] Her doctoral advisor was Natalie Medlicott. [1] In December 2019 she was promoted to full professor at Otago, with effect from 1 February 2020. [3]
In 2018 Braund was elected Fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of New Zealand [4] and became president of the Society in December 2020. [5] [6]
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