Rate My Professor Karen Tustin

Since 2011, Dr. Tustin has managed the Graduate Longitudinal Study New Zealand (GLSNZ) as a Research Fellow in the National Centre for Lifecourse Research, tracking university graduates' outcomes over 10 years in areas such as employment, career progression, health, wellbeing, and lifestyles. The study provides data on tertiary education's societal value, covering topics like Māori and Pacific equity, PhD student mental health, and student substance use norms. Concurrently, she holds a Research Fellow position in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dunedin, within the New Zealand Child and Youth Epidemiology Service. As Principal Investigator for the Cure Kids-funded annual State of Child Health in Aotearoa New Zealand report, she leads analyses on child health indicators. Key outputs include Kanorau ā-roro: Neurodevelopmental conditions in children and young people in Aotearoa (Tustin et al., 2025), child poverty monitors, injury reports, and chronic condition profiles, informing Ministry of Health policies and advocacy for youth wellbeing.