Rate My Professor Jenny Conder

Jenny Conder is a Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, and Senior Researcher at the Donald Beasley Institute. A Registered Nurse with a Master of Health Sciences (MHSc) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), she has built a career bridging nursing education, clinical practice, and research dedicated to enhancing health outcomes for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Previously a Senior Lecturer in Nursing at Otago Polytechnic, Conder has supervised numerous Master of Health Sciences and Master of Nursing Science theses at the University of Otago, guiding students in topics such as rapid response teams, alcohol use among individuals with intellectual disabilities, and transitions from paediatric to adult care.

Conder's research interests include advance care planning, type 2 diabetes self-management, inclusive and participatory research methodologies, women's health screening participation, mental health and well-being, key worker roles, and specialist intellectual disability nursing practice, policy, and legislation. She has produced 18 peer-reviewed publications, garnering 339 citations, among them "My plan for a good life, right to the end: An accessible approach to advance care planning" (2024), "International Consensus Guidelines: Reasonable Adjustments in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in Adults with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities" (2021), "Getting by: People with learning disability and the financial responsibility of independent living" (2020), "Alcohol use by people with an intellectual disability in Aotearoa/New Zealand: The protective influence of family and social and support networks" (2020), "An exploration of the practice, policy and legislative issues of the specialist area of nursing people with intellectual disability: A scoping review" (2018), and "I'm still here: Exploring what matters to people with intellectual disability during advance care planning" (2017). Her contributions extend to influential reports such as "Institutions are places of abuse: The experiences of disabled children and adults in state care between 1950-1992" (2017) and evaluations of programs supporting independent living and safety for people with disabilities. Through qualitative and participatory approaches, Conder's work amplifies the voices of people with intellectual disabilities, informing clinical practice, policy development, and international guidelines.