Rate My Professor Nisa Widyastuti

Widyastuti's career at the University of Otago includes her doctoral research conducted within the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine and the Biostatistics Centre. She contributes to collaborative projects in health sciences, providing expertise in research design and statistical analysis. Key publications include 'BMI-z score trajectories of Indonesian children and adolescents between 1993 and 2014 and associated risk factors' (Public Health Nutrition, 2025, with Turner, Harcombe, and McLean); 'Planning for driving cessation: A cross-sectional study of community dwelling older drivers (NZPATHS)' (Journal of Transport & Health, 2025, with McLean, Connor, and Samaranayaka); and 'Frequency of manual therapy for people with knee osteoarthritis: The Opti-OK trial' (Musculoskeletal Science & Practice, 2024, conference abstract, with Chapple et al.). She has also presented seminars such as 'How to collaborate with a biostatistician from the Biostatistics Centre' (Department of Medicine Seminar, 2025, with Gray and Iosua) and contributed to conference presentations on physiotherapy trials. Her work examines trends in obesity and BMI in Indonesian populations, sodium benchmarks, and health interventions, demonstrating impact in public health nutrition and biostatistics.