Rate My Professor Andrea Wei

Andrea Wei is a Clinical Physiologist at the WellSleep Sleep Investigation Centre, part of the University of Otago Wellington within the Division of Health Sciences. Located at Bowen Hospital in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences Building, the centre specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, with a primary focus on respiratory and sleep medicine. Andrea Wei is part of the clinical physiologists team, working alongside colleagues such as Senior Clinical Physiologist Helen Hills, Jordan Joe, Lizzie Zheng, Michi Imazu, and Olivia Taylor. The centre is directed by Professor Alister Neill, Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, and includes specialist consultants like Dr Andrew Davies and Professor Dawn Elder.

In her research contributions, Andrea Wei has participated in data collection for studies on infant nutrition and household food security in New Zealand families. She is a co-author on several publications from the First Foods New Zealand study and related projects. Key publications include: Brown KJ, et al. (2023) 'Adherence to Infant Feeding Guidelines in the First Foods New Zealand Study', Nutrients 15(21):4650; Katiforis I, et al. (2025) 'Household food insecurity and novel complementary feeding practices among families with infants in New Zealand', Maternal & Child Nutrition e13715; McLean NH, et al. (2024) 'Frequent Use of Baby Food Pouches in Infants and Young Children Participating in the First Foods New Zealand Study', Nutrients 16(18):3165; Katiforis I, et al. (2025) 'Household food insecurity, nutrient intakes and BMI in New Zealand families with infants'; and Heath ALM, et al. (2023) 'Prevalence of Household Food Insecurity in New Zealand Families with Infants', Nutrients. These works examine adherence to feeding guidelines, food insecurity prevalence, pouch usage impacts, nutrient intakes, and BMI associations in early childhood, often collaborating with the Department of Human Nutrition at the University of Otago and Massey University's School of Sport, Exercise and Nutrition.