Jennie Connor
New Zealand medical researcher and academic
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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]
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Jennie Connor | |
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Connor in 2023 | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Preventive and social medicine |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
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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]
