Rate My Professor Luke Pilkinton-Ching

Pilkinton-Ching is a co-investigator in the Co-Search COVID-19 Research Collaborative, housed in the Department of Public Health at University of Otago, Wellington. He contributes visual documentation of the COVID-19 pandemic and response through photography, videography, and graphic design, aiding research translation and communication. His work appears extensively in university outputs, including Public Health Expert Briefings on topics like avoidable hospitalisations, mask benefits, alcohol-related harm, and sunlight exposure. He has provided images for research articles in journals such as Emerging Infectious Diseases and Nutrition Reviews, as well as university news stories on health system pressures and joint research efforts in knee osteoarthritis. Pilkinton-Ching maintains a Google Scholar profile affiliated with the University of Otago, listing publications including 'The COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa/NZ: A brief photo-essay with 10 photos' (2020, with M. Baker and N. Wilson), 'New Zealand races to eliminate the coronavirus—again' (2020), and 'Implementing healthy food environment policies in Aotearoa'. His visual contributions support public health communication, enhancing the impact of research during the pandemic and beyond in the Health Sciences division.