Māori & Psychology Research Unit
Research Links
- Health Research Council of New Zealand
- Royal Society of New Zealand
- Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
- Te Puni Kokiri
- The Waitangi Tribunal
- New Zealand Psychological Society
- Centre for Māori and Pacific Development Research
- Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
Research Programmes
Haumaru Hauora (Associate Professor Dr Bridgette Masters-Awatere)
Research Interest Areas
- Kaupapa Māori Psychology
- Health and Wellbeing
- Culture
- Sustainability & Climate Change
- Positive Māori Psychology
- Indigenous Psychology
- Māori Mental Health
- Mātauranga Māori
- Māori Flourishing
- Health Inequalities
Research in Progress
Project title: The expression, experience and transcendence of low-skill in Aotearoa New Zealand
Investigators: Prof Gail Pachero (AUT), Prof Stephen Reder (Portland State University), Dr Marco Paccagnella (OECD), Dr Bridgette Awatere-Masters (University of Waikato), Dr Bill Cochrane (University of Waikato), Dr Mohi Rua, Dr Betty Ofe-Grant (AUT), Dr Jane Furness (University of Waikato)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellows: Dr Kabir Dasgupta, Dr Christopher Erwin, and Dr Alexander Plum
Funding: $4,350,807.00. Funding period: 5 years from MBIE Endeavour Fund.
Title: Haumanu Hauora: Strengthening health institution Maori responsiveness to climate change
Funding sought: Deep South National Science Challenge, $270,000
Duration: Two years: 1 July 2020 – 30 June 2022.
Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere.
Associate Investigators: Dr Trish Young (Post Doc Fellow), Ranae Dixon (Research Associate), Areta Ranginui Charlton & Elisha Powell (Masters students).
Title: “Seeing” Kāpō Māori: Making visible the experiences of Kāpō Māori during and after COVID-19
Funding sought: Nga Pae o te Māramatanga, New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence
Duration:
Principal Investigator: Associate Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere.
Associate Investigators: Dr Rebekah Graham (Parents of Vision Impaired (NZ) Inc.), Chrissie Cowan (Kāpō Māori Aotearoa NZ Inc.)
Title: The WERO Project; Working to End Racial Oppression
Funding sought: 2020 Endeavour Fund - Research Programmes
Duration: 5 years.
Principal Investigator: Dr Waikaremoana Waitoki, Prof Francis Collins & Dr Arama Rata
Associate Investigators: Dr Ottilie
See a full list of our Past Projects.