Pat Cragg


Patricia Ann Cragg is a New Zealand physiologist and full professor and former academic administrator at the University of Otago.

Academic career

Cragg graduated from the University of Bristol with a BSc and PhD titled "Respiration and body weight in the reptilian genus Lacerta: A physiological, anatomical and morphometric study".
Cragg moved to New Zealand to take a position with the University of Otago, filling teaching, research and administrative roles over the years. She retired in May 2018. In April 2019 Cragg returned from retirement to be Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor and in December 2019 she was promoted to full professor with effect from 1 February 2020.

Selected publications

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