Nevil Pierse

BSc (Maths and Stats), MSc (Statistics), PhD
Research Associate Professor, University of Otago Wellington
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Associate Professor Nevil Pierse is Deputy Director of He Kāinga Oranga/Housing and Health Research Programme. Originally a statistician by training, his current work is done in partnership with a wide variety of stakeholders including government and community organisations, and is focused on the design and implementation of randomised trials in the home and community.

His previous studies have shown the benefits of efficient home heating and insulation, which was instrumental in the $300 Million EECA, Warm Up New Zealand, Heat Smart programme. Nevil’s other previous work includes the HRC funded Home Injury Prevention Intervention, which showed that simple home repairs and modification reduced the number of falls in homes by 27%. He was part of the group awarded the 2014 NZ Prime Minister's Prize for Science. He is currently working on the SHELTHER study which looks at home interventions to prevent rehospitalisation of children with respiratory disease. Nevil current leads the 'Ending Homelessness in New Zealand: Housing First' MBIE funded research programme.

Key publications

  2. Howden-Chapman, P.
    Crane, J.
    Keall, M.
    Pierse, N.
    Baker. M. Cunningham, C Amore, K
    Aspinall, C
    Bennett, J.
    Bierre, S.
    Boulic, M
    Chapman, R.
    Chisholm, E.
    Davies, C.
    Fougere, G.
    Fraser, B.
    Fyfe, C.
    Grant, L.
    Grimes, A.
    Halley, C
    Logan-Riley, A.
    Nathan, K
    Olin, C.
    Ombler, J.
    O’Sullivan, K.
    Pehi, T.
    Penny, G.
    Phipps, R
    Plagmann, M.
    Randal, E.
    Riggs, L.
    Robson, B.
    Ruru, J Shaw, Caroline
    Schrader, B.
    Teariki, M.
    Telfar-Barnard, L.
    Tiatia, R.
    Toy-Cronin, B Tupara, H
    Viggers, H.
    Wall, T.
    Wilkie, M
    Woodward, A.
    Zhang, W
    He Kāinga Oranga: reflections on 25 years of measuring the improved health, wellbeing and sustainability of healthier housing.
    Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand,
    Online.
  5. Fraser, B.
    Chun, S. Johnson, E.
    Ombler, J.
    McMinn, C.
    Pierse, N.
    Post-housing first outcomes amongst a cohort of formerly homeless youth in Aotearoa New Zealand.
    Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand,
    1-17.
  6. Robertson, O.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Atatoa Carr, P.
    Pierse, N.
    Residential mobility for a national cohort of New Zealand- born children by area socioeconomic deprivation level and ethnic group.
    BMJ Open
    11(1):e039706.
  11. Robertson, O. Atatoa Carr, P.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Pierse, N.
    Residential mobility and socioemotional and behavioural difficulties in a preschool population cohort of New Zealand children.
    BMJ of Epidemiology and Community Health
    73(10).
  12. Pierse, N.
    White, M.
    Riggs, L.
    Healthy homes initiative: Initial analysis of health outcomes.
    Motu Note #37, Motu Economic and Public Policy Research, Wellington, New Zealand
  13. Kristono, G.A. Shorter, C.
    Pierse, N.
    Crane, J.
    Siebers, R.
    Endotoxin, cat, and house dust mite allergens in electrostatic cloths and bedroom dust.
    J Occup Environ Hyg.
    16(1):89-96
  14. Keall, M.
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Pierse, N.
    Cunningham, C.W.
    Lessons learned from implementing a programme of home modifications to prevent falls amongst the general population.
    Safety
    4.
  18. Pierse, N.
    Carter, K
    Bierre, S.
    Law, D
    Howden-Chapman, P.
    Examining the role of tenure, household crowding and housing affordability on psychological distress using longitudinal data.
    Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
    70, 10

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