Dr Polly E Atatoa Carr
Associate Professor
Qualifications: MBChB, MSc, MPH, FNZCPHM
Research Interests
Public health physician specialising in improving population health and equity with expertise in:
- Translational research to ensure that research findings inform the development of policy and programmes to improve population health and equity;
- Longitudinal epidemiological analysis of the developmental pathways that lead to health and wellbeing and equity across the life course;
- Vulnerable populations;
- Ethnicity data collection, analysis and interpretation;
- Māori and Pacific health and wellbeing;
- The broader determinants of health;
- Research ethics and the relationship between community and research practise.
Expertise
Children; Health; Population Studies
Recent Publications
Whitcombe, A. L., Han, F., McAlister, S. M., Kirkham, L. A. S., Young, P. G., Ritchie, S. R., . . . Moreland, N. J. (2022). An eight-plex immunoassay for Group A streptococcus serology and vaccine development. Journal of Immunological Methods, 500. doi:10.1016/j.jim.2021.113194
Gilchrist, C. A., Chelimo, C., Tatnell, R., Atatoa Carr, P., Camargo, C. A., Morton, S., & Grant, C. C. (2021). Vaccination information fathers receive during pregnancy and determinants of infant vaccination timeliness. Human Vaccines and Immunotherapeutics. doi:10.1080/21645515.2021.1932212
Whitehead, J., Scott, N., Atatoa Carr, P., & Lawrenson, R. (2021). Will access to COVID-19 vaccine in Aotearoa be equitable for priority populations?. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1535), 25-34. Retrieved from https://assets-global.website-files.com/ Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14347
Prickett, K. C., Habibi, H., & Carr, P. A. (2021). COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Acceptance in a Cohort of Diverse New Zealanders. The Lancet Regional Health - Western Pacific, 14, 100241. doi:10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100241