Tara Officer – Vice President

Tara Officer is a health services researcher and pharmacist based at Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). Tara’s research focusses on various aspects of health service delivery and the implications of service delivery changes on service users and the health workforce. Since 2018, Tara has been involved in research that applies realist evaluation techniques to evaluate expanded services/roles for community pharmacists, and practice pharmacists working in primary health care. Tara teaches a range of health professionals, primarily postgraduate nurses and undergraduate midwifery students. As an early career researcher, Tara is committed to furthering opportunities for those new to academia, and to fostering links between academics and those involved in health services delivery and health policy.