Editorial board

Editor-in-Chief
Professor Richard McDowell, PhD – AgResearch and Lincoln University, New Zealand
Keywords: Freshwater science, hydrology, soil science, farm systems, economic impact analysis
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Editorial Office
Publishing Manager: Fei He
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Associate Editors
Medicine
Professor Jonathan Broadbent, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Epidemiology, inequalities, health, dentistry, rehabilitation, prevention
Professor Andrew Day, MD, FRACP, AGAF – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease, gastro-intestinal health children and adolescents, inflammation, growth, intestinal microbiota, biomarkers, epidemiology, pathogenesis
Associate Professor Jason Gurney, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Epidemiology, Maori health, cancer, chronic conditions, diabetes, health inequities
Professor Mark Vickers, PhD – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Keywords: Developmental programming, developmental origins of health and disease, animal models, maternal nutrition, non-communicable diseases, obesity

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Dr Francis Hunter, PhD – Janssen R&D, United States and University of Auckland, New Zealand
Keywords: Cancer, functional genomics, gene editing, drug discovery, pharmacology, molecular biology
Associate Professor Stephen Jamieson, PhD – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Keywords: Drug discovery, oncology, pharmacology, xenograft models, cancer genetics, biomarkers
Dr Amy Osborne, PhD – University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Keywords: Epigenetics, genomics, health and development, environmental epigenetics, DNA methylation

Biological Sciences
Dr Stephanie Godfrey, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Ecology, conservation, host-parasite ecology, social behaviour, herpetology
Associate Professor Greg Holwell, PhD – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Keywords: Sexual selection, mating systems, behaviour, entomology, adaptation
Dr Carolina Loch, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Dental research, dental structure and evolution, zoology, osteology, oral biology, biomaterials
Professor Graham Wallis, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Population genetics, biogeography, hybridisation, molecular evolution, molecular systematics, phylogenetics

Engineering
Professor Alan Brent, PhD – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Keywords: Sustainable development, energy, transition, systems analysis, technology management
Professor Rick Millane, PhD – University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Keywords: Computational imaging, phase retrieval, diffraction, x-ray free-electron lasers, x-ray crystallography
Professor Mathieu Sellier, PhD – University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Keywords: Fluid mechanics, numerical methods, heat transfer, inverse problems, computational fluid dynamics, material forming
Professor Dan Zhao, PhD – University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Keywords: Aerodynamics, combustion and propulsion, aeroacoustics, thermoacoustics, thermodynamics, renewable energy

Computer Science
Professor Bing Xue, PhD – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Keywords: Artificial intelligence, machine learning, data mining, evolutionary computation, deep learning, image analysis

Physics and Astronomy
Professor Niels Kjærgaard, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Lasers, atomic physics, optics, scattering, spectroscopy
Dr Nicholas Rattenbury, PhD – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Keywords: Time-domain astrophysics, planetary science, space science, signal analysis
Dr Daniel Schumayer, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Theoretical physics, computational physics, quantum mechanics, path integral formalism, inverse problems, inference, statistical physics, physics education

Psychology and Neuroscience
Dr Erika Freemantle, PhD – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Keywords: Synaptic plasticity, local synapse translation, neuron morphology, kinase signalling cascades, mRNA binding proteins and transport, neuronal connections and migration
Professor Susan Schenk, PhD – University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: Addiction, behavioural pharmacology, animal models, drug self-administration, neuroscience

Earth Sciences
Dr Nick Mortimer, PhD, ARSM – GNS Science, New Zealand
Keywords: Geoscience, geology, tectonics, New Zealand, Zealandia

Social Sciences
Associate Professor Lara Greaves, PhD – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Keywords: New Zealand social science, politics, political science, social psychology, Maori studies
Dr John Reid, PhD – University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Keywords: Indigenous development, tribal economies, sustainability, indigenous identity, interdisciplinarity, systems thinking
Associate Professor Janine Wiles, PhD – University of Auckland, New Zealand
Keywords: Health and social geographies, critical social gerontology, qualitative health research, place, care, resilience, communities

Humanities
Professor Rebecca Priestley, PhD – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Keywords: History of science, science communication, public engagement with science, science and technology studies

Business
Professor Ben Wooliscroft, PhD – Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Keywords: Macromarketing, sustainable consumption, quality of life, branding, sustainable business

Law
Dr Andelka Phillips, DPhil – University of Queensland, Australia
Keywords: Direct-to-consumer genetic testing, privacy law, artificial intelligence, governance of future spaces, online contracts, consumer protection law