Ricci Harris, Department of Public Health
MB ChB, MPH, FAFPHM
Senior Research Fellow; TRRHAEP
Contact Details
Research Interests and Activities
Dr Ricci Harris (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāi Tahu) is a public health physician at Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. She has a particular interest in Māori health research, epidemiology and the investigation of ethnic inequalities in Aotearoa. This has included research into sleep disorders, the classification of ethnicity, ethnic disparities in caesarean sections and cardiovascular procedures, the impact of socioeconomic position on ethnic inequalities in mortality, and the impact of racism on health and ethnic inequalities. More recently Ricci co-edited Hauora: Māori Standards of Health IV.
Ricci is currently working on the Unequal Treatment - The Role of Health Services project examining cervical cancer treatment and survival differences between Māori and non-Māori. She is also a member of Te ORA (the Māori Medical Practitioners Association of New Zealand).
Publications
Chapter in Book - Research
Harris, R., Purdie, G., Robson, B., Wright, C., Zhang, J., & Baker, M. (2007). Appendix 3: Estimating Māori hospitalisations and cancer registrations. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005 (pp. 249-259). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Robson, B., Robson, C., Harris, R., & Purdie, G. (2007). Hospitalisations. In B. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005 (pp. 63-101). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Paine, S.-J., Harris, R., & Mihaere, K. (2007). Sleep Problems. In R. Robson & R. Harris (Eds.), Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005(pp. 199-207). Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago.
Commissioned Report for External Body
Fawcett, J., Blakely, T., Robson, B., Tobias, M., Harris, R., & Pakipaki, N. (2006).Decades of disparity III: Ethnic and socioeconomic inequalities in mortality, New Zealand 1981-1999 (Public Health Intelligence: Occasional Bulletin Number 31). Commissioned by Ministry of Health. Wellington, New Zealand . 79p.
Blakey, K., Walls, H., Harris, R., Rippon, R., Yeh, L.-C., Huang, K., … Pouwhare, R. (2006). Tatau Kahukura: Māori Health Chart Book (Public Health Intelligence Monitoring Report No.5). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Health. 81p.
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Simmonds, S., Sarfati, D., Harris, R., & Purdie, G. (2011). The implications of using different methods to measure ethnicity in a cohort study. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 65(Suppl. 1), (pp. A81). doi: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976c.45
Paine, S.-J., Fink, J. W., Gander, P. H., Harris, R. B., & Purdie, G. (2010). Changing response rates in sleep health postal surveys. Sleep & Biological Rhythms, 8(Suppl. 1), (pp. A55-A56). doi: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2010.00457_4.x
Baxter, J., Paradies, Y., Harris, R., Larson, A., Gillies, M., Howard, P., … Anderson, I. (2007). Elephant in the room: Racism and Indigenous mental health. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 41(Suppl. 2), (pp. A129-A130). doi: 10.1080/00048670701724688
Edited Book - Research
Robson, B., & Harris, R. (Eds.). (2007). Hauora: Māori standards of health IV: A study of the years 2000-2005. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare, University of Otago, 273p.
Journal - Research Article
Harris, R., Tobias, M., Jeffreys, M., Waldegrave, K., Karlsen, S., & Nazroo, J. (2006). Racism and health: The relationship between experience of racial discrimination and health in New Zealand. Social Science & Medicine, 63, 1428-1441. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.04.009
Harris, R., Tobias, M., Jeffreys, M., Waldegrave, K., Karlsen, S., & Nazroo, J. (2006). Effects of self-reported racial discrimination and deprivation on Māori health and inequalities in New Zealand: Cross-sectional study. Lancet, 367, 2005-2009. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68890-9
Harris, R., Cormack, D., Tobias, M., Yeh, L.-C., Talamaivao, N., Minster, J., & Timutimu, R. (2012). The pervasive effects of racism: Experiences of racial discrimination in New Zealand over time and associations with multiple health domains. Social Science & Medicine, 74(3), 408-415. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.11.004
Mihaere, K. M., Harris, R., Gander, P. H., Reid, P. M., Purdie, G., Robson, B., & Neill, A. (2009). Obstructive sleep apnea in New Zealand adults: Prevalence and risk factors among Māori and non-Māori. Sleep, 32(7), 949-956.
McLeod, M., Cormack, D., Harris, R., Robson, B., Sykes, P., & Crengle, S. (2011). Achieving equitable outcomes for Māori women with cervical cancer in New Zealand: Health provider views. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1334). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1334/4661/content.pdf
Fink, J. W., Paine, S.-J., Gander, P. H., Harris, R. B., & Purdie, G. (2011). Changing response rates from Māori and non-Māori in national sleep health surveys. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1328). Retrieved fromhttp://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1328/4505/content.pdf
Curtis, E., Harwood, M., Riddell, T., Robson, B., Harris, R., Mills, C., & Reid, P. (2010). Access and society as determinants of Ischaemic Heart Disease in indigenous populations. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 19, 316-324. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.04.129
McLeod, M., Harris, R., Purdie, G., Cormack, D., Robson, B., Sykes, P., … Iupati, D., Walker, N. (2010). Improving survival disparities in cervical cancer between Māori and non-Māori women in New Zealand: A National Retrospective Cohort Study.Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(2), 193-199. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2010.00506.x
Harris, R., Robson, B., Curtis, E., Purdie, G., Cormack, D., & Reid, P. (2007). Māori and non-Māori differences in caesarean section rates: A national review. New Zealand Medical Journal, 120(1250). Retrieved fromhttp://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/120-1250/2444/content.pdf
Bramley, D., Broad, J., Jackson, R., Reid, P., Harris, R., Ameratunga, S., & Connor, J. (2006). Cardiovascular risk factors and their associations with alcohol consumption: Are there differences between Māori and non-Māori in Aotearoa (New Zealand)? New Zealand Medical Journal, 119(1232). Retrieved fromhttp://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/119-1232/1929/content.pdf
Journal - Research Other
Paine, S.-J., Harris, R. B., & Mihaere, K. M. (2011). Managing obstructive sleep apnoea and achieving equity: Implications for health services [Viewpoint]. New Zealand Medical Journal, 124(1334). Retrieved fromhttp://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/124-1334/4655/content.pdf
Tobias, M., & Harris, R. (2010). Racism and health in New Zealand [Editorial].Ethnicity & Health, 15(4), 318-320. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2010.500803
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Cormack, D., & Harris, R. (2009). Issues in monitoring Māori health and ethnic disparities: An update. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare. 47p.
Paradies, Y., Harris, R., & Anderson, I. (2008). The impact of racism on indigenous health in Australia and Aotearoa: Towards a research agenda [Discussion Paper No. 4]. Darwin, Australia: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health. 27p.
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