Associate Professor Susan Bull
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Susan Bull
BSc, LLB, MA, PhD
Associate Professor in Bioethics
- Programme Director, Epidemics Ethics
Susan’s research focuses on global health ethics, including ethical issues associated with data sharing, genomic research, seeking consent to research, and the ethical review of research. Current research interests include the ethics of controlled human infection (challenge) studies and ethical issues associated with infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics.
Susan is the Programme Director for Epidemic Ethics, a global community of bioethicists and stakeholders involved in public health and research responses to public health emergencies. Epidemic Ethics is led by the World Health Organization and supported by key partners including the Fogarty International Center, Global Forum on Bioethics in Research, Global Network of WHO Collaborating Centres, The Oxford-Johns Hopkins Global Inectious Disease Ethics Collaborative (GLIDE), and Wellcome.
Recent publications
Beyond beds and band-aids: A call for improved services across the whole dementia journey
Journal article
Neilson D. et al, (2026), Internal Medicine Journal, 56, 509 - 510
Early experiences of the End of Life Choice Act 2019 amongst assisted dying practitioners in Aotearoa New Zealand
Journal article
Dehkhoda A. et al, (2025), BMC Palliative Care, 24
Climate change impacts on health in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review
Journal article
Lenihan-Ikin I. et al, (2025), New Zealand Medical Journal, 138, 53 - 72
Practitioners’ attitudes and approaches to assessing comorbid depression among patients seeking assisted dying in New Zealand
Journal article
Zhou E. et al, (2025), Psychiatry Psychology and Law
Addressing the gap in health data management skills: an online self-guided course for researchers and health professionals
Journal article
Waithira N. et al, (2024), BMC Medical Education, 24