Rate My Professor Sue Bagshaw

Dame Sue Bagshaw is Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics at the University of Otago, Christchurch, in the Faculty of Medicine, Health Sciences Division. She directs the Collaborative for Research and Training in Youth Health and Development in Christchurch. Her professional focus centers on youth health, where she has pioneered services and advocacy for adolescents and young people. In 1991, she established a dedicated youth health service in Christchurch, enhancing access to specialized care.

Awarded the Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2019 for services to the health and wellbeing of children and young people, Dame Bagshaw has held prominent leadership positions, including past President of the New Zealand Youth Health Network and the International Association for Adolescent Health. She currently chairs the Youth Hub Trust, developing co-located transition accommodation and support for youth. Her research interests include adolescent health, youth development, psychology of adolescence, adolescent mental health, family studies, adolescent behavior, and organizational development. Notable publications encompass 'The New Zealand drug harms ranking study: A multi-criteria decision analysis' (2023), assessing psychoactive drug harms; 'Protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial investigating the efficacy and safety of a vitamin-mineral formula targeting dysregulated emotions in teenagers: The balancing emotions of adolescents with micronutrients (BEAM) study' (2022); 'Unmet healthcare need and the significance of charity hospitals in Aotearoa New Zealand' (2022); 'The looming spectres of public-private partnerships for hospitals and the resulting decline of government responsibility for comprehensive secondary healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand' (2024); and 'Is health a basic human right or a commodity? Travelling the difficult road towards equity of outcomes' (2026). These works highlight her impact on youth health research and health policy discourse.