Rate My Professor Jacqui Hadingham

Jacqui Hadingham serves as the Programme Manager for ASPIRE Aotearoa, a research centre based at the University of Otago's Wellington campus within the Division of Health Sciences. In this capacity, she manages key projects aimed at supporting Smokefree Aotearoa 2025, including the Evidence for Achieving Smokefree 2025 Equitably (EASE) project and the International Tobacco Control (ITC) New Zealand Surveys. As administrator for these initiatives, she coordinates data collection efforts in partnership with organizations such as Research New Zealand and facilitates communication for the project teams. Hadingham also contributes to the Otago Global Health Institute (OGHI) network, where she is listed as a member affiliated with ASPIRE.

Previously, Hadingham held the position of Research Centre Manager at OGHI, overseeing seed grant programmes for projects in Fiji and Timor-Leste, organizing webinars, conferences, and chairing sessions on topics such as healthcare delivery and community health. She led the authorship of the 'Global Health Engagement: Literature Review' in 2019 with John Crump, which reviewed 77 sources to outline best practices for equitable global health partnerships, emphasizing themes like relevance, ethics, sustainability, stakeholder engagement, governance, equity, and adaptability since the 1978 Alma Ata Declaration. Her scholarly contributions include co-authorship on 'Health nationalism in Aotearoa New Zealand during COVID-19' (2023), 'HIV/AIDS: Global trends, global funds and delivery bottlenecks' (2005), 'HIV Exposed but Uninfected Children: Why are they Vulnerable?' (2006), 'Household impacts of AIDS: Using a life course approach...' (2009), and 'Human Immunodeficiency Viral Syndrome (HIV): International Medical Perspectives' (2009 chapter). Holding a Master of Science from the University of Otago, her research interests encompass developing countries, economic development, international development, governance, sustainable development strategies, community empowerment, HIV, cellular and molecular immunology, and rural health. With more than 20 years of experience in programme management and administration in health research, Hadingham has played a pivotal role in interdisciplinary public health and global health efforts.