Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell
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Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research
Associate Professor (Department of Medicine, University of Otago)
University of Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
Expertise
Diabetes, prediabetes, lifestyle interventions, coeliac disease, public health, community dietary interventionsMedia
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Previous media experience
Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell has experience with all forms of media, as well as speaking at conferences and public events.
Biography
Associate Professor Kirsten Coppell is a specialist in public health medicine and has also trained and practised as a general practitioner in New Zealand and the UK. During her public health medicine training Kirsten became involved with diabetes quality of care improvement initiatives. She has undertaken diabetes and diabetes related research at Edgar Diabetes and Obesity Research since it was established in 2003.She has established the Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) network, a research group looking at dietary treatments and disease monitoring. In addition to research, Kirsten has contributed to national diabetes clinical guidelines. She is an executive member of the NZ Society for the Study of Diabetes, a steering committee member of the Gut Health Network, Health Research Council of NZ College of Experts member, and the NZ College of Public Health Medicine Training Programme Supervisor for the South Island.
Last updated: 08 Oct 2020