
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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Ethnic Gradient in morality among the New Zealand military personnel in World War I
Summers, J. A., Wilson, N., Baker, M. G.Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/JECH.2011.142976Q.14
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/64655559/
Relatively high mortality for Maori and Pacific Peoples in the 2009 Influenza Pandemic and comparisons with previous pandemics
Wilson, N., Telfar Barnard, L., Summers, J., Shanks, D., Baker, M.Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/JECH.2011.142976M.16
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/10938809/
Comparative study of the influenza pandemic of 1918–1919 in two island nations:: Iceland and New Zealand
Summers, J. A., Gottfredsson, M., Wilson, N., Baker, M. G.Contributions to Journals: Conference Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/JECH.2011.142976H.12
- [ONLINE] https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/29327017/
Mortality risk factors for pandemic influenza on New Zealand troop ship, 1918
Summers, J., Wilson, N., Baker, M., Shanks, D.Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 16, no. 12, pp. 1931-1937Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1612.100429
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
A bizarre case of drowning as a result of pandemic influenza (1918 pandemic)
Wilson, N., Summers, J., Baker, M., Rice, G.New zealand medical journal, vol. 122, no. 1302, pp. 92-94Contributions to Journals: Articles