Professor John Oetzel
Professor of Management Communication
Qualifications: PhD, Iowa; Masters of Public Health, New Mexico
Personal Website: https://www.hpwcommunity.com/
About John
Originally from the United States, Professor John Oetzel previously taught at the University of New Mexico. He teaches courses in conflict management, health communication, and research methods. He has consulted with a number of for-profit and governmental organisations including Intel, Los Alamos National Laboratory (U.S.), the New Mexico Department of Infectious Disease, and the New Mexico Human Services Department. The topics include applied research, workplace and team relations, conflict, and health services.
His research investigates conflict in teams and across cultures, health service delivery, and partnerships between communities and academics to address health outcomes. “I am particularly interested in challenging conversations between people who have different group identities. These conversations have the opportunities for growth, creativity, and problem-solving, but also the chance to destroy relationships and teams.”
He is co-author of two books: with Stephen Littlejohn & Karen Foss, 'Theories of Human Communication', 2017, Waveland; and with Stella Ting-Toomey 'Managing Intercultural Communication Effectively' (2001, Sage). He is co-editor (with Stella Ting-Toomey) of 'The Sage Handbook of Conflict Communication' (2013, Sage) and (with Nina Wallerstein, Bonnie Duran, and Meredith Minkler) "Community-based participatory research for health' (2018, Jossey-Bass). His is author of 'Intercultural Communication: A Layered Approach' (2009, Pearson). He is also the author of more than 100 articles and book chapters.
He is currently working on two national sciences challenge projects: 1) He Pikinga Waiora--develops and tests an implement framework for chronic health interventions for Maori communities (Healthier Lives National Science Challenge, 2016-19); and 2) Kaumatua Mana Motuhake--develops and tests a tuakana-teina/peer educator model for kaumatua that is a strengths-based approach (Ageing Well National Science Challenge, 2017-19). He is also working on a project funded by the US National Institute for Nursing Research examining a tool kit for enhancing the quality of community-based participatory research processes (2016-20).
Papers Taught
Research Interests
Partnerships between academic and community researchers, health equity, co-design methodologies
Recent Publications
Oetzel, J., Hokowhitu, B., Simpson, M., Reddy, R., Cameron, M., Meha, P., . . . Smith, L. (2019). Correlates of health-related quality of life for Māori Elders involved in a peer education intervention. Journal of Health Communication, 24(5), 559-569. doi:10.1080/10810730.2019.1637483
Teng, A., Blakely, T., Scott, N., Jansen, R., Masters-Awatere, B., Krebs, J., & Oetzel, J. (2019). What protects against pre-diabetes progressing to diabetes? Observational study of integrated health and social data. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 148, 119-129. doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2018.12.003
Simpson, M. L., Greensill, H. M., Nock, S., Meha, P., Harding, T., Shelford, P., . . . Reddy, R. (2019). Kaumatua mana motuhake in action: Developing a culture-centred peer support programme for managing transitions in later life. Ageing and Society, online, 1-24. doi:10.1017/S0144686X19000370
Ginossar, T., & Oetzel, J. (2019). ‘It’s a dark cloud’: experiences of social undermining among people living with HIV in New Mexico. Journal of Applied Communication Research, 47(2), 175-196. doi:10.1080/00909882.2019.1583358
Find more research publications by John Oetzel
Keywords
Communication; Health; Social Science Research
Contact Details
Email: john.oetzel@waikato.ac.nzRoom: MSB.4.34
Phone: +64 7 838 4431