Brent Caldwell has experience in every aspect of research from his experience at the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand and the University of Otago. His experience ranges from development of ideas for research question, trial design, protocol writing, applications for funding and regulatory approval, training and coaching research assistants, statistical analysis using R, writing manuscripts of the result of trials, getting the manuscripts accepted for publication, and peer-review.

Brent has an undergraduate medical degree (MBChB) and experience of working as a junior doctor at three hospitals. This gives him the scientific and practical understanding of the pathophysiology of health and disease, and the ability to understand and think of biologically plausible hypotheses.

Brent has a post-graduate diploma (DPH) and master’s degree (MPH) in public health. This shows he understands the influencers of public health, and the effects of poverty, inequality, and injustice on public health. Brent’s doctorate is based on two large randomised placebo-controlled trials of novel nicotine replacement therapies (a mouthspray and a pressurised metered-dose inhaler) for smoking cessation. His attainment of this degree is evidence of his tenacity, and ability to write a cohesive convincing evidence-based argument.

Brent is enthralled by assisting researcher to develop their ideas, gain funding, receive regulatory approval, statistically analyse and publish their results.