Rate My Professor Kristy Wilson

Kristy Wilson serves as the Programme Administrator in the Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Wellington. She provides vital administrative support for the department's teaching activities. This includes excellent administrative assistance for the annual National Psychiatry Leadership and Management Course, a three-day programme funded by Te Pou and convened by Professor Susanna Every-Palmer, as noted in the 2024 Department of Psychological Medicine annual report. She also administrates the core fifth-year Advanced Learning Module (ALM 5) in psychological medicine, convened by Dr Francis Goodstadt. Kristy Wilson is recognized for her role in mentoring new administrative appointees, such as Kerrie Harford and Clem Cizadlo, alongside Maria Fitzmaurice. The 2020 departmental annual report describes her and Maria Fitzmaurice as highly valued support staff with extensive experience in the school. Additionally, her 16-year-old daughter Paige Wilson contributed original artwork for postcards used in Dr Matthew Jenkins' 'waiho i te toipoto journey of connection', a 3,000-kilometre cycling outreach project from Cape Reinga to Bluff promoting mental health and wellbeing reconnection with whānau and communities.

The Department of Psychological Medicine is situated within the Division of Health Sciences at the University of Otago, Wellington campus. Kristy Wilson is listed as the contact email for various mental health research topics on the university's Mental Health Research at Otago website, including mental disorders, risk factors, and population mental health and health services. She appears in the university staff directory under Division of Health Sciences, with a direct dial number +64 4 832 3031. Her contributions support the department's broader efforts in postgraduate teaching, research symposia, and events.