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Richie Poulton
Liley Medal (2004)
Scientific career
FieldsClinical psychology
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Thesis Appraisal of danger in agoraphobics and social phobics  (1995)

Richie Graham Poulton

FRSNZ (1962 – 29 September 2023) was a New Zealand psychologist and the director of the University of Otago's Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Research Unit, which runs the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study (also known as the Dunedin Study). He was also a professor of psychology at the University of Otago, the 2007 founder and co-director of the National Centre for Lifecourse Research,[1] the founder in 2011 of the Graduate Longitudinal Study, New Zealand,[1] and the chief science adviser of the Ministry of Social Development in the New Zealand government.[2]

Early life

Richie Graham Poulton was born in

senior rugby team the coach of which was Graham Henry, who eventually coached the New Zealand national rugby union team, the All Blacks.[3]
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University education and career

On finishing high school, Poulton moved to

Terrie Moffitt assess 13-year-old study participants.[4]

After completing his degrees in 1988, Poulton went to England. He lived in

Ph.D. at the University of New South Wales.[3]: 20:21  Four years later, in 1995, he received his PhD.[1]

Poulton then took a position as a clinical psychologist at

Long Bay Jail, treating people at risk of suicide.[3]: 21:37  There he met his future wife, also a clinical psychologist working in another part of the jail.[3]: 22:56  After six months, he and his by-then wife moved to Dunedin for Poulton to become deputy director of the Dunedin Study.[3]
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In 2000, Poulton became director of the Dunedin Study. In 2006, he was appointed to a personal chair in the School of Medicine.[1]

Personal life and death

Poulton was married to clinical psychologist Sandhya Ramrakha, with whom he has a daughter.[5]

In about February 2021, Poulton was diagnosed with salivary duct cancer. Despite treatment, in about May 2021, it had metastasised and was incurable.[3]: 36:30  He died from the disease on 29 September 2023, at the age of 61.[6][7]

Awards

In 2004, Poulton received the

ISI Highly Cited Researcher in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.[1] In 2019, he received the University of Otago's Distinguished Research Medal,[8] while in 2022 he was appointed a distinguished professor at that university.[9] In November 2022 Poulton was awarded the Royal Society Te Apārangi's Rutherford Medal, along with the Dunedin Study and team members Murray Thomson, Terrie Moffitt and Avshalom Caspi.[10] He was awarded the Marsden Medal in 2023 shortly before his death.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Professor Richie Poulton, CNZM FRSNZ". Dunedin Study. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Donna (February 2017). "Finding the key to successful ageing". North & South. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Poulton, Richie (8 October 2022). "Playing favourites with The Dunedin Study's Richie Poulton [Interview with Kim Hill]". Saturday Morning. Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
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  5. ^ Davie, Sandra (8 October 2017). "How well will a kid fare in life? Study offers clues". The Straits Times. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Dunedin Study professor Richie Poulton dies, aged 61". 1 News. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Dunedin Study's Prof Richie Poulton dies". Otago Daily Times. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Prestigious award for head of Dunedin Study". Otago Daily Times. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  9. ^ Lewis, John (2 November 2022). "Five professors named 'distinguished chairs'". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  10. ^ "The Dunedin Study wins Rutherford Medal and other Research Honours Aotearoa winners celebrated in Ōtepoti Dunedin". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  11. ^ "2023 Award Recipients". scientists.org.nz. Retrieved 9 June 2023.

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