

Dr Mike Dickison (User:Giantflightlessbirds, contact: mike
rove.wiki) worked as a Wikipedian in Residence from June 2023 with the Healthier Lives National Science Challenge office in the University of Otago's Department of Medicine to upload images to Commons, improve Wikidata on researchers and publications, cite published research to improve relevant Wikipedia articles, and create new articles as needed.
(Note: Wikidata generally uses the full name as given in author lists on publications; Wikipedia will use the most-commonly-referred-by name—for example, the one in a university staff listing. The Scholia link shows the number of publications currently in Wikidata and properly linked to that person's Wikidata ID.)
| Wikidata | Scholia | Wikipedia | Quality | Wikimedia Commons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Mateparae (Q515624) | Jerry Mateparae | Category:Jerry Mateparae | |||
| Will Allen (Q86521090) | 2 | Will Allen | — | — | |
| Amohia Boulton (Q38590110) | 12 | Amohia Boulton | — | — | |
| Lorraine Brooking (Q120710634) | 0 | Lorraine Brooking | — | — | Created wikidata 17/7 |
| Justine Camp (Q120711836) | 0 | Justine Camp | — | — | Link Created wikidata 17/7 |
| Libby Harrison (Q117009357) | 0 | Libby Harrison | — | Category:Libby_Harrison | |
| Helen Nicholson (Q58806805) | 0 | Helen Nicholson | — | ||
| David Schaaf (Q120713658) | 0 | David Schaaf | — | — | Created wikidata 17/7 |
| Matthew Charles Edwards (Q102934957) | 1 | Matt Edwards | — | — | |
| Lara Greaves (Q90275717) | 24 | Lara Greaves | — | — |
Author dismbiguator for SLT run 21/11, Scholia totals to update.
| Wikidata | Scholia | Wikipedia | Quality | Wikimedia Commons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | Els Russell | — | Blog | |
| Truely Harding (Q92425148) | 6 | Truely Harding | — | Blog | |
| — | — | Sandra Fitzgerald | — | Blog | |
| — | — | Dani Prapavessis | — | Blog | |
| — | — | Elizabeth Okiakama | — | Blog |
These are health workers or early-career researchers featured on the Healthier Lives blog. It's very important for all researchers to have a public ORCiD profile if Wikipedians are to help link and cite their research and add them to Wikidata; any blog profiles like this should also link to the subject's public ORCiD.
| Wikipedia | Quality | To improve | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthier Lives | Created 12/7, expanded 18/7 | ||
| Māori people | Socioeconomic issues > Health (sparse) | Have sought expert feedback | |
| Pasifika New Zealanders | No section on socioeconomic/health issues | Have sought expert feedback | |
| Whole grain | Health effects > Disease risk is out of date | Feedback received; to fix | |
| Type 2 diabetes | Diet section needs updating | Have sought expert feedback | |
| Prediabetes | Odd Dental section; Prognosis section | Have sought expert feedback |
See Category:Healthier Lives for more, and Commons categories for individuals listed above. Photographs owned by the University of Otago (commissioned photographers Luke Pilkinton-Ching and Sharron Bennett) were released under an open licence by User:Giantflightlessbirds for Heathier Lives, as were the Healthier Lives logos. Some written photo reuse permissions (Victoria University of Wellington, Black Feather Studio, CDHB) were obtained by Healthier Lives staff; contact them for more information.