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Public Health - Staff
Elisabeth Wells
BSc(Hons) PhD
Research Associate Professor
Room 6 (northwest corner), Level 5, St Elmo Courts,
Cnr Hereford and Montreal Streets.
Tel +64 3 364 3616
Fax +64 3 364 3614
Email elisabeth.wells@otago.ac.nz
Projects:
As a consultant biostatistician, I am involved with many projects,
from providing minor assistance to being a co-investigator. These projects
come from nearly all departments of the CSMHS and range from laboratory
science to clinical studies and epidemiology. Some of
the variety of
content areas is seen in my publication list. Assistance is also provided
for grant applications, ethics committee applications, referee and reviewer
comments. I am also involved as the principal statistician and a principal
investigator of the Mental Health Epidemiology Study, which consists
of a national survey in 2004 of 12,000 people aged 16 years and older
(The New Zealand Mental Health Survey, Te Rau Hinengaro).
Research Interests:
- Psychiatric epidemiology
- Survey methods
Awards:
Grants:
- 2007: (HRC) Longitudinal studies of mental health and psychosocial
wellbeing (D Fergusson, J Horwood, A Beautrais, E Wells, L Woodward.)
- 2005: (Lotteries) New Zealand survey of mental health and well being.
(JE Wells, MA Oakley Browne, J Baxter, AL Beautrais, KM Scott, R Tapsell,
M Durie, D Schaaf.)
- 2004: (HRC) Longitudinal studies of mental health and
psychosocial well-being. A programme grant. (DM Fergusson, LJ Horwood,
AL Beautrais, JE Wells.)
- 2002: (HRC) A study of the dose response association
between infant iron status and later cognitive functioning (D Richards,
E Wells, L Toop et al.)
- 2001:
(HRC) Psychiatric Disorder: Prevalence, Comorbidity and
Treatment Seeking in Young Adults (D Ferguson & E Wells [5%])
&
Consequences of Alcohol Use/Abuse in Young Adulthood (D Ferguson & E
Wells [5%])
Professional activities:
- Member of the New Zealand Statistical Association.
- Elected member of the Epidemiology and Public Health Section of
the World Psychiatric Association
- Member of the Australasian Epidemiological Association.
Background:
After lecturing at Massey University for six years, I joined the School of
Medicine in 1980.
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