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Dr

Mona Jeffreys

Associate Dean Research

Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences

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BIO

Mona is an epidemiologist, and Associate Professor at Te Puna Hauora | School of Health at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. She trained at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MSc) and Bristol University (PhD). She then worked at the Centre for Public Health Research at Massey University (Wellington) as Senior Lecturer in Public Health. After another period at Bristol University as Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, she returned to Wellington. She has a main interest in equity in access to care, primary health care; cancer epidemiology and health services research; long Covid; and food security.

Current Projects

Addressing inequities in colorectal cancer outcomes

 

Evidence-based management of Long Covid

Food insecuity in people with ME/CFS and/or Long Covid

 

Determining a minimum dataset for a proposed ME/CFS Registry

 






Recently Completed Projects

Ngā Kawekawe o Mate Korona | Impacts of COVID-19 in Aotearoa

Do general practice capitation fees account for concentrations of complexity?

Causes and consequences of barriers to primary health care. An analysis of the Growing Up in New Zealand cohort

 

Enhancing primary health care services in Aotearoa New Zealand

 

A pilot evaluation of WELLfed

 

Social return on investment methodology: a narrative review of evaluations

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Te Puna Hauora | School of Health, New Zealand1 Jan 2026 - present
  • Associate Dean (Research)
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Te Pukenga Wai | Faculty of Education, Health, and Psychological Sciences, New Zealand1 Apr 2025 - present
  • Associate Professor (Research)
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand1 Apr 2023 - 31 Dec 2025
  • Senior Research Fellow
    Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, Te Hikuwai Rangahau Hauora | Health Services Research Centre, Wellington, New Zealand1 Feb 2019 - 31 Mar 2023
  • Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology
    University of Bristol, UK1 Jun 2008 - 31 Aug 2016
  • Senior Lecturer in Public Health
    Massey University, New Zealand1 Apr 2004 - 30 Apr 2008
  • Post-doctoral Fellow (Epidemiology)
    Massey University, New Zealand1 Jun 2003 - 31 Mar 2004

DEGREES

  • PhD
    University of Bristol, United Kingdom
  • MSc (distinction)
    London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
  • BSc (Hons)
    St Andrews University, United Kingdom

AVAILABILITY

  • Collaborative projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Media enquiries
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (long-term)
  • Mentoring (short-term)

FIELDS OF RESEARCH