Patricia Priest

Patricia Priest
Alma materUniversity of Oxford
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
ThesisAntibacterial use and antibacterial resistance in the community (2001)

Patricia Priest is a New Zealand public health scientist and epidemiologist who is Professor of Public Health in Medicine at the University of Otago. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Priest served as an advisor to the New Zealand Ministry of Health. She was awarded an Ig Nobel Prize in 2010. As of 2024 Priest is the Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Division of Health Sciences at the university.