
PhD, DHMSA, AKC, PGDipPH, PGCap, BSc, CStat, FRHistS, FHEA, MRSNZ
Senior Lecturer
- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition
Biography
Jennifer is an Epidemiologist, Medical Statistician and Medical Historian, and was trained in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. She is dedicated to exploring epidemiology, pandemic preparedness, and medical statistics in public health.
Her previous roles have been at King’s College London (Medical Statistics Unit and the King's Technology Evaluation Centre) and Otago University (Health Environment & Infection Research Unit and the Burden of Disease Epidemiology, Equity and Cost-Effectiveness Programme). She previously served as an independent representative for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the UK from 2013-2019.
Qualifications
- DHMSA History of Medicine2020 - The Worshipful Society of Apothecaries
Dissertation: 'An Overview of the Vaccine use amongst the New Zealand Expeditionary Forces during World War One'
- AKC Associate of King's College (Ethics and Theology)2016 - King's College London
- PGCap Academic Practice (Higher Education)2016 - King's College London
- PhD Epidemiology2013 - Otago University
- PGDipPH Public Health2008 - Otago University
- BSc Applied Statistics and Psychology2006 - Victoria University of Wellington
External Memberships
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago, New Zealand
Affiliate of Kings College London, United Kingdom
Assistant Editor: European Journal of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Assistant Editor: European Journal of Anaesthesiology
Member of:
- Royal Historical Society, United Kingdom
- STEM Women Asia
- Royal Statistical Society, United Kingdom
- John Snow Society, United Kingdom
- International Society for Clinical Biostatistics, France
- International Epidemiological Association
Latest Publications
Comparing two pandemics: A century apart
Summers, J., Harwood, M., Bennett, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCampylobacter
Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., French, N., Baker, M.Encyclopedia of Food Safety. 2 edition, pp. 95-110, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersA Proactive COVID-19 Response Associated with Better Health and Economic Outcomes for OECD High-Income Island Countries
Summers, J., Kerr, J., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Wilson, N.Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.4609893
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64655576/
The unseen casualties of the First World War:: insights from a randomly selected military sample
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., Harper, G., Thomson, G.New zealand medical journal, vol. 136, no. 1584, pp. 38-55Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.26635/6965.6248
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64655519/
Continued mitigation needed to minimise the high health burden from COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand
Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Plank, M. J., Geoghegan, J. L., Wall, T., Tukuitonga, C., Summers, J., Bennett, J., Kerr, J., Turner, N., Roberts, S., Ward, K., Betty, B., Huang, Q. S., French, N., Wilson, N.The New Zealand medical journal, vol. 136, no. 1583, pp. 67-91Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.26635/6965.6247
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Prizes and Awards
- Awarded 'Top Cited Article 2021-2022' in Wiley for: Grout L, Katar A, Ait Ouakrim D, Summers JA, Kvalsvig A, Baker MG, Blakely T, Wilson N. Failures of quarantine systems for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand. Med J Aust. 2021;215:320-4.
- Awarded 'Best Research Paper of 2021' at University of Otago, Wellington for: Summers J, Cheng H-Y, Lin H-H, Telfar Barnard L, Kvalsvig A, Wilson N, Baker MG. 2020. Potential lessons from the Taiwan and New Zealand health responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific. 4, 100044.
Research Areas
Applied Health Sciences
Research Specialisms
- Epidemiology
- Medical Statistics
- History of Medicine
- Higher Education
- Environmental and Public Health
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Supervision
MPH Supervision:
- Olabimpe Lawal, Title: A systematic review and narrative synthesis on Black women’s use and experience of antenatal care in the UK, Masters of Public Health, King's College London, United Kingdom
- Alexander Van Heusden, Title: Health and Social Impacts Trade-offs with COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage and the Easing of International Border Controls: Agent-Based Modelling for Aotearoa New Zealand in 2022, Masters of Public Health, Otago University, New Zealand
Funding and Grants
Select Grants:
- Understanding key epidemiological features of the Covid-19 pandemic in New Zealand to improve the response. 2022, Ministry of Health – Manatū Hauora: Wellington, New Zealand. Summers J, Harwood M, Baker M, Plank M, French N, Simpson C, Bunce M, Nghiem N, Kvalsvig A, Zhang J.
- Identifying determinants of success in the COVID-19 response among high-income island jurisdictions. 2021, Otago University, New Zealand: Wellington, New Zealand. Co-Principal Investigator. Wilson N, Summers J, Kvalsvig A.
- King’s Technology Evaluation Centre (KiTEC). External Assessment Centres Tender, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), United Kingdom
- King’s Technology Evaluation Centre (KiTEC). External Assessment Centres Tender, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), United Kingdom
- Research Design Service Fellowship, 2019. Kings College London, United Kingdom
Teaching Responsibilities
- Established Postgraduate Group for students in the Health Environment & Infection Research Unit at Otago University (2022-2024)
- Master’s Supervisor and Assessor, King’s College London and Otago University (2018-2023)
- Statistical and General Grant Advisor, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Service (2013-2019)
- Lecturer and tutor for Master of Public Health for ‘Basic Epidemiology & Statistics for Public Health’, ‘Further Epidemiology and Statistics for Public Health’, King's College London (2016-2019) including ‘Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis’ and R/STATA for ‘Survival Analysis’, ‘Linear Regression’, and ‘Logistic Regression’
- Tutor and assessor for Master of Public Health for ‘Population Health, Epidemiology and Biostatistics’, and ‘Public Health and Primary Care Dissertation’, King's College London (2016-2019)
- Tutor and Assessor for MBBS 1st and 2nd year for ‘Genes, Behaviour and Environment’, and 'Clinical Epidemiology', King's College London (2023-2019)
- Curriculum Design and Assessor for Master of Health Sciences, King’s College London (2018-2019)
- Statistical Consultant, Guy's Hospital, Kings College Hospital and King's College London (2023-2019)
Non-course Teaching Responsibilities
Public lectures
- Wilson N, Summers J, Baker M, Invited speaker: Lessons in Covid-19 control from New Zealand – with some comparisons to other high-income island jurisdictions (including Iceland and Taiwan) at Taiwan National University, 2023, Taipei, Taiwan.
- Summers J, Invited speaker for Q&A Panel, in Pandemics: Can we learn the lessons of History? 2015, NZ-UK Link Foundation: Imperial War Museum, London, United Kingdom.
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Comparing two pandemics: A century apart
Summers, J., Harwood, M., Bennett, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCampylobacter
Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., French, N., Baker, M.Encyclopedia of Food Safety. 2 edition, pp. 95-110, 15 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersA Proactive COVID-19 Response Associated with Better Health and Economic Outcomes for OECD High-Income Island Countries
Summers, J., Kerr, J., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Wilson, N.Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.4609893
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64655576/
The unseen casualties of the First World War:: insights from a randomly selected military sample
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., Harper, G., Thomson, G.New zealand medical journal, vol. 136, no. 1584, pp. 38-55Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.26635/6965.6248
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64655519/
Continued mitigation needed to minimise the high health burden from COVID-19 in Aotearoa New Zealand
Baker, M. G., Kvalsvig, A., Plank, M. J., Geoghegan, J. L., Wall, T., Tukuitonga, C., Summers, J., Bennett, J., Kerr, J., Turner, N., Roberts, S., Ward, K., Betty, B., Huang, Q. S., French, N., Wilson, N.The New Zealand medical journal, vol. 136, no. 1583, pp. 67-91Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.26635/6965.6247
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Improvements and Persisting Challenges in COVID-19 Response Compared with 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic Response, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Barnard, L. T., Bennett, J., Harwood, M., Wilson, N., Baker, M. G.Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1827-1836Contributions to Journals: ArticlesComparing COVID-19 pandemic health responses in two high-income island nations:: Iceland and New Zealand
Grout, L., Gottfredsson, M., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. G. G., Wilson, N., Summers, J.Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, vol. 51, no. 5, pp. 797-813Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948221149143
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/54041704/
Aotearoa New Zealand's fourth wave of Covid-19 and why we should care
Baker, M., Summers, J., Kerr, J., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesProtecting school communities from COVID-19 and other infectious disease outbreaks: the urgent need for healthy schools in Aotearoa New Zealand: the urgent need for healthy schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
Kvalsvig, A., Tuari-Toma, B., Timu-Parata, C., Bennett, J., Sinnema, C., Summers, J., Davies, C., Jackson, C., Dickson, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Baker, M. G.New zealand medical journal, vol. 136, no. 1571, pp. 7-19Contributions to Journals: ArticlesStatistics and Evidence-Based Healthcare
Brown, L. C., Greenlay, E., Summers, J.Basic Science in Obstetrics and Gynaecology: A Textbook for MRCOG Part 1. Bennett, P., Williamson, C., Sykes, L., McIntyre, D., Dixon, P. (eds.). 5 edition. Elsevier, pp. 251-264, 14 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersDisease-Related Loss to Government Funding:: Longitudinal Analysis of Individual-Level Health and Tax Data for an Entire Country
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., Blakely, T., Sigglekow, F.Value in Health, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 170-175Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JVAL.2022.08.007
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/46577930/
Tobacco endgame intervention impacts on health gains and Maori: non-Maori health inequity:: a simulation study of the Aotearoa/New Zealand Tobacco Action Plan
Ait Ouakrim, D., Wilson, T., Waa, A., Maddox, R., Andrabi, H., Mishra, S. R., Summers, J. A., Gartner, C. E., Lovett, R., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Blakely, T.Tobacco ControlContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/TC-2022-057655
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/58839209/
Differential Lifespan Impacts on Veterans by War Exposure in the First World War
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Summers, J. A., Thomson, G., Harper, G.BMJ Military Health, e002278Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/military-2022-002278
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
The case for denicotinising tobacco in Aotearoa NZ remains strong:: response to online critique
Edwards, R., Ait Ouakrim, D., Wilson, T., Waa, A., Maddox, R., Summers, J., Gartner, C., Lovett, R., Blakely, T.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesImpact of Covid 19 on men’s health
Baker, M., Summers, J.Contributions to Conferences: Oral PresentationsImproving on estimates of the potential relative harm to health from using modern ENDS (vaping) compared to tobacco smoking
Wilson, N., Summers, J. A., Ouakrim, D. A., Hoek, J., Edwards, R., Blakely, T.BMC Public Health, vol. 21, 2038Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12103-x
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/62617257/
Politicians in Aotearoa NZ live longer than other Kiwis and the gap keeps widening
Wilson, N., Summers, J.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesDifferential Lifespan Impacts on Veterans by War Exposure in the First World War
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Summers, J., Thomson, G., Harper, G.Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.29.22280532
Public Health Solutions Series: Protecting the healthcare system: a strategic approach to reducing infectious disease impacts in Aotearoa New Zealand
Kvalsvig, A., Summers, J., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesThe Covid-19 experience in Aotearoa New Zealand and other comparable high-income jurisdictions and implications for managing the next pandemic phase
Summers, J., Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Bennett, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesAn Official Inquiry into the Covid-19 Pandemic Response –: It’s Time and it’s Vital
Wilson, N., Thomson, G., Summers, J., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesIndoor air quality, largely neglected and in urgent need of a refresh
Bennett, J., Shorter, C., Kvalsvig, A., Barnard, L. T., Wilson, N., Crane, J., Douwes, J., Cunningham, C., Taptiklis, P., Phipps, R., Trompetter, B., Plagmann, M., Boulic, M., Summers, J., Berry, T. -., Baker, M. G., Howden-Chapman, P.New zealand medical journal, vol. 135, no. 1559, pp. 136-139Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMonkeypox has arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand:: what is the level of risk and how do we manage it?
Jackson, C., Kvalsvig, A., Summers, J., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesSimulation Modelling of Tobacco Endgame Interventions and Their Impact on Māori:Non-Māori Health Inequity in Aotearoa-New Zealand
Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, T., Waa, A., Maddox, R., Andrabi, H., Mishra, S. R., Summers, J., Gartner, C., Lovett, R., Edwards, R., Wilson, N., Blakely, T.Working Papers: Preprint Papers- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/SSRN.4118872
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64655388/
The urgent need for a Covid-19 Action Plan for Schools in Aotearoa New Zealand
Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Summers, J., Telfar Barnard, L., Dickson, A., Bennett, J., Timu-Parata, C., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCovid-19 Case-Fatality Risk & Infection-Fatality Risk : – important measures to help guide the pandemic response
Summers, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesThe Omicron waves –: Comparing Aotearoa NZ and Australia in four key graphs
Summers, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCovid-19 Hospitalisations Now Peaking in Aotearoa NZ: – But Key Covid-19 Control Measures Still Need to be Maintained
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesLonger-term harm from Covid-19 in children:: The evidence suggests greater efforts are needed to protect children in Aotearoa NZ from infection
Kvalsvig, A., Brooks, A., Wilson, N., Bennett, J., Summers, J., Timu-Parata, C., wild, C., Tuari-Toma, B., Jackson, C., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesUpdated Health and Cost Impacts of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems, Using Recent Estimates of Relative Harm for Vaping Compared to Smoking
Summers, J. A., Ouakrim, D. A., Wilson, N., Blakely, T.Nicotine & Tobacco Research, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 408-412Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntab178
Integrated Prevention and Control of Seasonal Respiratory Infections in Aotearoa New Zealand:: next steps for transformative change
Kvalsvig, A., Telfar Barnard, L., Summers, J., Baker, M. G.Policy Quarterly, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 44-51Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.26686/pq.v18i1.7500
Mortality declines in Aotearoa NZ during the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic
Summers, J., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCOVID-19 hospitalisation peaks in Australian States since Omicron emerged: potential relevance to Aotearoa NZ
Summers, J., Wilson, N., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesProtecting New Zealand children from the developing Omicron outbreak
Kvalsvig, A., Wilson, N., Timu-Parata, C., Tuari-Toma, B., Summers, J., Davies, C., Jackson, C., Bennett, J., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesPotential impact of an Omicron outbreak: A look at the IHME modelling for NZ
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesPreparing for Omicron: A proactive Government response is urgently needed to minimise harms
Baker, M., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Harwood, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesModelling the impacts of tobacco denicotinisation on achieving the Smokefree 2025 goal in Aotearoa New Zealand
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Nghiem, N., Summers, J., Grout, L., Edwards, R.New zealand medical journal, vol. 135, no. 1548, pp. 65-76Contributions to Journals: ArticlesImpact of war on veteran life span: natural experiment involving combat versus non-combat exposed military personnel
Wilson, N., Clement, C., Summers, J. A., Thomson, G., Harper, G.BMJ Military Health, vol. 169, no. 6, pp. 505-509Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/BMJMILITARY-2021-001991
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64655395/
COVID-19, Christmas, the New Year and Summer Holidays: What the NZ Government and individuals can do to minimise the risks
Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Bennett, J., Telfar Barnard, L., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesVaping needs much tighter regulation as we approach Smokefree Aotearoa 2025:: Two new studies
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Summers, J., Ait Ouakrim, D., Waa, A., Edwards, R., Blakely, T.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesManagement of Auckland’s border and COVID-19
Telfar Barnard, L., Summers, J., Gray, L., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesThe need for an updated strategic approach to Covid-19 control in Aotearoa NZ
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesUsing Rapid Antigen Tests to improve COVID-19 control in Aotearoa NZ
Summers, J., Ussher, J., Moreland, N., Grout, L., Wilson, N., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesFailures of quarantine systems for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in Australia and New Zealand
Grout, L., Katar, A., Ait Ouakrim, D., Summers, J. A., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M. G., Blakely, T., Wilson, N.Medical Journal of Australia, vol. 215, no. 7, pp. 320-324Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.5694/MJA2.51240
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/49272975/
Intensifying Covid-19 Control Measures:: 5 Measures for Faster Elimination and 5 Measures to Prevent Future outbreaks
Wilson, N., Bennett, J., Grout, L., Russell, J., Summers, J., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesImproving ventilation in schools: a key protection against Covid-19 outbreaks and an enduring legacy for healthier learning
Kvalsvig, A., Bennett, J., Russell, J., Summers, J., Grout, L., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesA Smokefree Aotearoa –: could taking the nicotine out of smoked tobacco products help us get there?
Wilson, N., Hoek, J., Nghiem, N., Summers, J., Grout, L., Edwards, R.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesAn upgraded Alert Level 2 is urgently needed to address the Delta Variant threat
Grout, L., Wilson, N., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesFive lessons for Aotearoa NZ from the current COVID-19 outbreak in New South Wales
Grout, L., Summers, J., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M., Wilson, N.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesLessons from jurisdictions that are battling their own Delta variant outbreaks
Summers, J., Wilson, N., Grout, L., Kvalsvig, A., Baker, M.The Public Health Expert BriefingContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles