Independent Human Research Ethics Collective
The Health Committee
This committee accepts research ethics applications for non-HDEC health research. The chair of the committee is Joy Panoho.
The Reviewers
We use a number of reviewers, all with long experience in research ethics.
Annabel sat on the University of Canterbury human research ethics committee for many years, and is currently a member of the Health Research Council Māori Health Committee.
Gordon has been involved in disability advocacy for many years, has been a member of the National Ethics Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Aotearoa research ethics committee.
Joy is a senior Kaupapa Māori research with Whatu Ora Health New Zealand and is the chair of the Aotearoa research ethics committee.
Julia is a lay member of the National Ethics Advisory Committee, and is also the lay member on the Dunedin Colorectal Cohort governance committee.
Mike started reviewing ethics applications in 2003 and was chair of the University of Canterbury human research ethics committee from 2007-2012. He currently reviews for the Aotearoa research ethics committee.
Nik is currently completing his LLB/BA at the University of Otago, with a focus on bioethics. He recently completed a summer internship assisting the Ethics and Integrity Lead at the Health Research Council.
Jacinta is currently co-chair of the University of Canterbury human research ethics committee.
Sarah is a medical doctor, teacher and ethicist. She has been on the Otago University health research ethics committee for over 6 years.
Dr Amy Chan is Associate Professor and Respiratory lead of the Medicines Intelligence group at the School of Pharmacy, University of Auckland. She now leads a research group that explores the intersection between digital technology, big data and respiratory health, with a focus on asthma care and outcomes.
Vanessa is an epidemiologist/methodologist specializing in trial design, biostatistics, systematic reviews and epidemiology, is the New Zealand Cochrane Fellow, and sits on the National Ethics Advisory Committee.
Alex uses mathematical modelling, taking real life problems and data and using mathematics to explore phenomenology and underlying principles. She was integral to the mathematical epidemiological modelling that allowed Aotearoa New Zealand to understand Covid's probable impact in 2020.
Kennedy is currently completing her Master's in Public Health at the University of Otago. She has been a part of the Aotearoa research ethics committee since 2022.