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Professor, University of Otago

Joe is the Director of the Christchurch Health and Development Study. He trained as an experimental social psychologist and worked in the US, UK, and Australia, before coming to New Zealand.

He was awarded a Gold Medal for Research Excellence in 2017, and has recently been appointed by the Prime Minister’s Chief Science Advisor to the Expert Panel on Cannabis.
Research Interests

- the psychosocial causes and consequences of substance use, abuse, and dependence
- mental health and substance use epidemiology
- the social and psychological determinants of maladaptive behaviour including aggression and violence.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Professor, University of Otago Christchurch