Ngaire Kerse

Ngaire Margaret Kerse is a New Zealand medical academic, and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Auckland.

Academic career

After a 1998 PhD titled 'Health promotion and older people : a general practice intervention study' at the University of Melbourne, Kerse moved to the University of Auckland, rising to full professor. Notable students include Valerie Wright-St Clair.

Awards and honours

In the 2020 New Year Honours, Kerse was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to seniors and health.