Rate My Professor Jude Sligo

Sligo has a distinguished career history spanning over twenty years with the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. She managed the Parenting Study from 1996 until its culmination and oversaw the Next Generation Study for ten years, now contributing in a research-only capacity as Co-Investigator. She has also participated in interviews for the Family Health Study and earlier phases of the main Dunedin Study. In addition to her research commitments, she lectures for the University of Otago’s Bachelor of Health Sciences course and supervises postgraduate students such as PhD candidate Magdalen Harris. She chairs the Department of Public Health (Dunedin) Ethics Committee, ensuring scientific and ethical review for research proposals. Her influence extends to projects investigating youth citizenship, activism, and family dynamics. Key publications include: Nairn et al. (2025), 'Scaffolding collective hope and agency in youth activist groups: “I get hope through action”', Sociological Review; Showden et al. (2025), 'The connective is communal: Hybrid activism in online and offline spaces', Social Movement Studies; Sligo et al. (2024), 'Midwifery experiences in rural Southern Aotearoa New Zealand: Insights into pre-eclampsia management', New Zealand Medical Journal; Nairn et al. (2026), 'Being there: Relationships and reciprocity in research with activist groups', in The Routledge Handbook of Field Research; and Corfe-Tan et al. (2025), 'Midwifery experiences in rural Southern Aotearoa New Zealand: Insights into pre-eclampsia management', Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health. Her work contributes to understanding intergenerational health, equity, and youth wellbeing in health systems.