Rate My Professor Janet Fanslow

Janet Fanslow is a Professor at the School of Population Health in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland. She holds a PhD from the University of Auckland in the field of public health, an MSc (Honours) from the University of Otago, and a Bachelor of Science with Honours and Distinction from Iowa State University. Following her doctorate, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in the Violence Prevention Division of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Professor Fanslow’s research focuses on intimate partner violence and family violence, including prevalence studies, health impacts, prevention strategies, and responses within health systems. She previously served as Chief Advisor of the New Zealand Family Violence Clearinghouse and currently holds the position of Chief Advisor of Violence Information Aotearoa (VINE). In 2018 she was awarded membership of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to the research and prevention of family violence, and in 2019 she received the Doris Gordon Memorial Medal from the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Her academic appointments at the University of Auckland include her current role as Professor in Social and Community Health, which began in February 2024.