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Dr Phoebe Elers PhD

Project Manager - HART (Research Officer)

School of Psychology

Dr Phoebe Elers is a Project Manager in the Health and Ageing Research Team (HART). She has a wide range of experience working in interdisciplinary research teams across diverse settings.  

Professional

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy - Auckland University of Technology (2018)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

  • Health communication
  • Digital inequalities
  • Māori health

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Communication and Media Studies (200100): Cultural Studies (200200): Languages, Communication And Culture (200000)

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
Key Individual 1 0

Research Outputs

Journal

Elers, P., Emery, T., Derrett, S., & Chambers, T. (2024). Barriers to adopting digital contact tracing for COVID-19: Experiences in New Zealand. Health Expectations. 27(2)
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P.
Elers, P., Dutta, MJ., Elers, S., Tau, TT., & Torres, R. (2023). Subaltern perspectives of developing communication campaigns: Re-examining the culture-centered approach in addressing health disparities. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication.
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Elers, P., & Dutta, MJ. (2023). Situating Health Experiences: A Culture-Centered Interrogation. Health Communication.
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Elers, P., Jayan, P., & Dutta, MJ. (2023). Foregrounding digital realities at the locked down raced margins: a culture-centered case study in Aotearoa. Review of Communication. 23(3), 293-307
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Elers, P., & Dutta, MJ. (2023). Theorizing COVID-19 information retrieving from a culture-centered lens: Communication infrastructures for challenging disinformation. Communication Monographs. 90(2), 205-224
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Dutta, MJ., Jayan, P., Elers, P., Elers, C., Rahman, MM., & Pokaia, V. (2022). Receiving Healthcare Amidst Poverty During the COVID-19 Lockdowns: A Culture-Centered Interrogation. Health Communication. 37(12), 1503-1509
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Elers, P., Dutta, MJ., & Elers, S. (2022). Culturally centring digital inclusion and marginality: A case study in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Media and Society. 24(2), 311-327
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, S., Elers, P.
Dutta, MJ., & Elers, P. (2021). Negotiating Community-Academic-Activist Relationships Amidst the Pandemic. Communication, Culture and Critique. 14(2), 381-384
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Elers, P., Elers, S., Dutta, MJ., & Torres, R. (2021). Applying the Cultured-Centered Approach to visual storytelling methods. Review of Communication. 21(1), 33-43
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, S., Elers, P.
Elers, P., Dutta, MJ., & Elers, S. (2021). Engagement and the Nonprofit Organization: Voices from the Margins. Management Communication Quarterly. 35(3), 368-391
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, S., Elers, P.
Whiddett, D., Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, CA., Guesgen, HW., & Singh, A. (2021). New and Emerging Issues for Technologies to Support Older Adults to Age in Place: Findings From a Workshop of Experts. International Journal of Applied Research on Public Health Management. 6(1), 1-13 Retrieved from https://www.igi-global.com/article/new-and-emerging-issues-for-technologies-to-support-older-adults-to-age-in-place/267792
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Elers, P., Te Tau, T., Dutta, MJ., Elers, S., & Jayan, P. (2021). Explorations of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Low-income Suburbia. Health Communication. 36(12), 1453-1463
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, S., Elers, P.
Elers, S., & Elers, P. (2020). Police Cars and Indigenous Cultural Designs: A Semiotic Analysis. Visual Communication Quarterly. 27(4), 210-221
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, S., Elers, P.
Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., Guesgen, H., Singh, A., & Whiddett, D. (2020). Issues associated with the management and governance of sensor data and information to assist aging in place: Focus group study with health care professionals. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 8(12)
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Elers, C., Jayan, P., Elers, P., & Dutta, MJ. (2021). Negotiating Health Amidst COVID-19 Lockdown in Low-income Communities in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health Communication. 36(1), 109-115
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Dutta, M., & Elers, P. (2020). Media narratives of kindness − a critique. Media International Australia. 177(1), 108-112
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Dutta, MJ., Kaur, S., & Elers, P. (2020). Validity in interpretive methods: frameworks and innovations. Annals of the International Communication Association. 44(3), 185-200
[Journal article]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Elers, P. (2019). Targeting the Healthcare Practice: The Promotion of Patient Portals in New Zealand. Asia Pacific Public Relations Journal. Retrieved from https://www.pria.com.au/pria-newsroom/asia-pacific-public-relations-journal/apprj-volumes/volume-20/
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P.
Elers, P., & Nelson, F. (2018). Improving healthcare through digital connection? Findings from a qualitative study about patient portals in New Zealand. Australian Journal of Primary Health. 24(5), 404-408
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P.
Elers, S., & Elers, P. (2018). Tāme Iti and Twitter: a voice from prison. Media International Australia. 169(1), 74-83
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, S., Elers, P.
Elers, P., Hunter, I., Whiddett, D., Lockhart, C., Guesgen, H., & Singh, A. (2018). User requirements for technology to assist aging in place: Qualitative study of older people and their informal support networks. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 20(6)
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Elers, P., Nelson, F., & Nairn, A. (2017). Patient portal advertisements: A discourse analysis.. Sites: A Journal of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies. 14(2)
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P.
Elers, S., & Elers, P. (2017). Myth, Māori and two cartoons: A semiotic analysis. Ethical Space: The International Journal of Communication Ethics. 14(2/3), 42-51
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, S., Elers, P.
Elers, P. (2014). Māori health: Issues relating to health care services.. Te Kaharoa. 7(1) Retrieved from http://www.tekaharoa.com/
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, P.
Elers, S., & Elers, P. (2013). He aha tēnei? A content analysis of Māori representation on the New Zealand Police homepage. Australasian Policing: A Journal of Professional Practice and Research. 5(2), 29-31 Retrieved from http://www.aipol.org/
[Journal article]Authored by: Elers, S., Elers, P.

Book

Whiddett, D., Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, CA., Guesgen, HW., & Singh, A. (2022). New and Emerging Issues for Technologies to Support Older Adults to Age in Place: Findings From a Workshop of Experts. In Research Anthology on Supporting Healthy Aging in a Digital Society. (pp. 644 - 657).
[Chapter]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., Guesgen, H., Whiddett, D., & Singh, A. (2021). Telehealth at home: Co-designing a smart home telehealth system. In Telehealth Innovations in Remote Healthcare Services Delivery: Global Telehealth 2020. (pp. 47 - 56).
[Chapter]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H.
Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., Guesgen, H., Whiddett, D., & Singh, A. (2021). Telehealth at Home: Co-Designing a Smart Home Telehealth System. (pp. 47 - 56).
[Chapter]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Dutta, MJ., & Elers, P. (2020). Interpretive approaches. In DL. Worthington, & GD. Bodie (Eds.) Handbook of listening. (pp. 41 - 54). Hoboken, New Jersey, United States of America: John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
[Chapter]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, P.
Elers, P., Elers, S., & Dutta, M.(2020). Exploring challenges: A culture-centred approach (CCA) project in Glen Innes.
[Discussion Paper]Authored by: Dutta, M., Elers, S., Elers, P.

Conference

Whiddett, R., Hunter, I., Lockhart, C., Elers, P., Guesgen, H., & Singh, A. (2021). Supporting Older Adults To Age In Place Using Technology: Findings From An Experimental Evaluation.. Poster session presented at the meeting of New Zealand Psychological Society Annual Conference. Auckland
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Lockhart, C., Hunter, I., Elers, P., Whiddett, R., Guesgen, H., & Singh, A. (2019). Smart Technology and Aging in Place: What do Healthcare Providers think. , Digital Health Week, HiNZ 2019
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., Whiddett, D., Guesgen, H., & Singh, A. (2019). Technology to assist aging in place: The perspective of health organizations. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Vol. 264 (pp. 1688 - 1689).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Guesgen, H., Whiddett, R., Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., Singh, A., . . . Marsland, S. (2018). Using Spatio-Temporal Anomalies to Detect Abnormal Behaviour in Smart Homes. Proceedings of the Thirty-First International FLAIRS Conference (FLAIRS-31). Melbourne, Florida
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Whiddett, R., Hunter, I., Guesgen, H., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., & Singh, A. (2018). Supporting Older Adults To Age In Place Using Technology: An Exploration Of The Perspective Of Informal Support Networks. Poster session presented at the meeting of International Congress of Applied Psychology. Montreal
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Hunter, I., Whiddett, R., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., Guesgen, H., & singh, A. (2018). Home is where the health is: Findings from the prototyping of a system that connects older adults to their support networks to assist ageing in place. In https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.hinz.org.nz/resource/resmgr/conference_2018/HiNZ18_proceedings_19.12.19.pdf, Health Informatics New Zealand (HINZ) Annual Conference 2018: HINZ
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Singh, A., Guesgen, H., Whiddett, R., Hunter, I., Elers, P., & Lockhart, C. (2018). Intelligent digital environment to assist elderly people: System design and evaluation. In 2018 HINZ Conference Proceedings, Health Informatics New Zealand (HINZ) Annual Conference 2018: HINZ
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Elers, S., & Elers, P.Being 'Tiriti-led': What does it mean for journalism education?. . Wellington
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, S., Elers, P.
Guesgen, HW., Whiddett, D., Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., Singh, A., . . . Marsland, S.(2018). Using spatio-temporal anomalies to detect abnormal behaviour in smart homes. Paper presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the 31st International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, FLAIRS 2018
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Elers, S., & Elers, P.#Activism: An analysis of a Māori activist’s Twitter messages from prison.. . University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, S., Elers, P.
Elers, P., Whiddett, R., Hunter, I., Lockhart, C., & Guesgen, H.Supporting older adults to age in place using technology: The shifting boundaries between formal and informal support groups.. . Rotorua, New Zealand
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Hunter, IM., Lockhart, C., Elers, P., Whiddett, R., & Guesgen, H. (2018). Intelligent Digital Environment for Wellbeing and Health. In A. Gundlapalli, M. Jaulent, & D. Zhao (Eds.) Studies in health technology and informatics. Vol. 245 (pp. 1229 - 1229). Amsterdam: Medinfo 2017
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Hunter, I., Lockhart, C., Elers, P., Whiddett, D., & Guesgen, H. (2017). Intelligent digital environment for wellbeing and health. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. Vol. 245 (pp. 1229).
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Whiddett, RJ., Hunter, I., Elers, P., Lockhart, C., & Guesgen, H. (2017). Using technology to support older adults to age in place: An exploration of stakeholder attitudes to sharing information. 31st Conference of the British Academy of Management (BAM2017). (pp. 1 - 8). : 31st Conference of the British Academy of Management (BAM2017)
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Whiddett, RJ., Hunter, I., Lockhart, C., Elers, P., & Guesgen, H. (2017). Enhancing the independence of older adults with social media and smart home technologies. , 31st Conference of hte European Health Psychology Society
[Conference Abstract]Authored by: Elers, P., Guesgen, H., Hunter, I.
Elers, S., & Elers, P.E-indigenous: Towards a theory of modern communication practices with Māori.. . Fukuoka, Japan.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, S., Elers, P.
Elers, P.Perspectives of patient portals: Insights from New Zealand doctors.. . Fukuoka, Japan.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, P.
Elers, P.Online news representations of New Zealand e-health strategies.. . Auckland University of Technology
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, P.
Elers, P.e-Health for Māori health? An exploration of the digitisation of healthcare communications and its implications for Māori.. . Massey University
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Elers, P.

Media and Links

Media

  • 06 Jun 2018 - Magazine, Online
    How to tackle the patient portal question.
    NZ Doctor Magazine