Dr Armon J Tamatea
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: PhD Massey, PGDipPsych(Clin) Waikato
Iwi: Rongowhakaata, Te Aitanga-A-Maahaki
Email Armon Tamatea (armon.tamate[email protected])About Armon
Armon Tamatea is a clinical psychologist who served as a clinician and senior research advisor for the Department of Corrections (New Zealand) before being appointed senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Waikato. He has worked extensively in the assessment and treatment of people with histories of serious violence and sexual offending, and contributed to the design and implementation of an experimental prison-based violence prevention programme for high-risk offenders diagnosed with psychopathy. Armon is principally involved in the post-graduate diploma of clinical psychology programme in the School of Psychology.
Expertise
Clinical psychology; psychotherapy and behaviour change; criminal justice and foresnic psychology; personality disorders (especially psychopathic personality).
Research Interests
Armon’s research interests include prison violence and institutional aggression, psychopathy, New Zealand gang communities, and exploring culturally-informed approaches to offender management. He was also New Zealand editor for Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand: An Interdisciplinary Journal. Armon currently divides his professional time between teaching, research, supervision, and clinical practice in the criminal justice arena.
Recent Publications
Tamatea, A., & Day, A. (2019). Indigenous offenders: Issues and challenges for Correctional Psychologists. In D. Polaschek, A. Day, & C. Hollin (Eds.), The Wiley International Handbook of Correctional Psychology (pp. 282-296). John Wiley & Sons Ltd.. doi:10.1002/9781119139980.ch18
Tamatea, A., Day, A., & Geia, L. (2019). Towards effective throughcare approaches for Indigenous people leaving prison in Australia and New Zealand (Research Brief 25). Australian Institute of Criminology.
Tamatea, A. (2019). The interface between risk assessment practices, cultural safety, community support, and human rights and dignity. In International Corrections and Prisons Association Conference. Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Tamatea, A. (2018). “I know our people”: Exploring community approaches to gang member reintegration II. Practice - The New Zealand Corrections Journal, 6(1), 65-72.
Papers Taught
Associations and Memberships
Registered Clinical Psychologist
New Zealand Psychological Society [NZPsS] member, including the Institutes of Clinical Psychology [ICP] and Criminal Justice & Forensic Psychology [ICJFP] (2000–)
Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopaths [SSSP] student member (2007–)
Australia and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse [ANZATSA] Executive Committee member (2009–)