Summer Scholarships
2024-2025
2023-2024
The Effects of Hot Water Immersion on Pain for Those with Mild to Moderate Hip or Knee Osteoarthritis
A cross-sectional study of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) within the Waikato region
Characterisation of the p53 isoform 133p53β as an inflammatory driver in Osteoarthritis
Intentional non-adherence with methotrexate in patients with inflammatory arthritis
2022-2023
The experience of people with gout on the impact of gout flare triggers
Investigating the experience of podiatrists providing podiatry care to people with foot osteoarthritis
The association between dynamic plantar pressure and sonographic evidence of metatarsophalangeal joint synovitis in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a study protocol
Do Dynamic Plantar Pressures Differ Based on Sonographic Evidence of Metatarsophalangeal Joint Synovitis in People with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
2021-2022
Development of a framework to inform the creation of a mobile app to support students learning musculoskeletal (MSK) examination
Fibroblast subsets, Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Rheumatoid Inflammation
Podiatry needs and service provision for people with arthritis: a retrospective review of a rheumatology podiatry clinic in Aotearoa New Zealand
An evaluation of podiatry service use for people with inflammatory rheumatic diseases: a review of a rheumatology podiatry clinic in Aotearoa New Zealand
Association between gout status and genetic variants within immune system genes in Māori and Pasifika people
Rapid Design of a Student-Centred App for Musculoskeletal Clinical Skills: An Example of a Theoretically Informed Approach to Developing Apps for Learning
Research Grants
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Arthritis NZ Lupus/SLE Postdoctoral Fellowship
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or lupus for short, is an autoimmune disease, where the body's immune system attacks its own tissue and organs. Prior to 2021, only a very limited amount of research had been done on Lupus/SLE in New Zealand.
Arthritis NZ established a Lupus/SLE Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2021 to provide significant financial support to emerging researchers in New Zealand to undertake Lupus/SLE research which has the potential to advance knowledge and address the aforementioned knowledge gaps in the Lupus/SLE research field.
Funding for this opportunity was made available through an extremely generous bequest by the late Dorothy Ashbolt.
Dr Chunhuan Lao from the University of Waikato was awarded our inaugural Lupus/SLE Postdoctoral Fellowship in July 2022 for three years. Dr Lao's findings have been instrumental in informing the support of people living with Lupus/SLE within New Zealand.
Published lupus/SLE findings
Incidence and prevalence of systemic lupus erythematosus in New Zealand from the national administrative datasets
Mortality and causes of death in SLE in New Zealand
Prevalence and outcomes of end-stage kidney disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematous: a population-based study
Treatment patterns in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in New Zealand
Treatment Patterns for End-stage Kidney Failure in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematous: Erratum
Commissioned research and evaluation
Arthritis NZ also commissions external agencies to carry out research and evaluation projects to provide new knowledge in key areas of significant interest for our organisation. Below are the most significant project findings.
