Dr Waikaremoana Waitoki
Senior Lecturer / Pūkenga Matua
Qualifications: PhD, PGDipPsych(Clin) Waikato, MNZPsS
Iwi: Ngāti Hako, Ngāti Mahanga
About Waikaremoana
Waikaremoana is a Senior Lecturer in Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies - with interests in mātauranga Māori, health/hauora and Māori wellbeing and the social determinants of health.
Waikaremoana is a clinical psychologist with work and research interests in Kaupapa Māori psychology, adult mental health, child and adolescent mental health, supervision, accreditation and curriculum development. She is the President of the New Zealand Psychological Society, an advisory member of the Suicide Prevention Office, and a member of the Film and Literature Classifications Review Board.
Current research: The embrace of our ancestors. Recontextualising and reimagining mātauranga Māori as an Indigenous psychology'. Marsden Research Grant. (2019-2022) Lead investigator.
Rua Mātītī, Rua Mātātā. Where did all the pā sites come from? Marsden Research Grant. (2019-2022) co-investigator.
Raranga, raranga, taku takapau. Hapū-ora or tamariki. E Tipu, e Rea. A Better Start (National Science Challenge. (2020-2022) co-lead.
WERO - Working to End Racism and Oppression. Endeavor Research Grant. Ministry for Business Innovation and Enterprise. (2020-2025) co-lead.
Research Interests
Indigenous Psychology
Experiences of mental health systems
Equity, racism, human rights, indigenous rights
Martial arts and wellbeing
Language revitalisation
Maori and Indigenous worldviews: Shaping the practice of psychology
Cultural competency.
Recent Publications
Waitoki, W., & McLachlan, A. (2022). Indigenous Māori responses to COVID -19: He waka eke noa?. International Journal of Psychology. doi:10.1002/ijop.12849
Waitoki, W., Le Grice, J., Nairn, R., Black, R., & Pehi, P. (Eds.) (2021). Kua Tū, Kua Oho Bicultural Keynote Addresses to the New Zealand Psychological Society Rōpū Mātai Hinengaro o Aotearoa 2010–2017 (2 ed.). Wellington: New Zealand Psychological Society.
McLachlan, A., Waitoki, W., Harris, P., & Jones, H. (2021). Whiti te rā: A guide to connecting Māori to traditional wellbeing pathways.. Journal of Indigenous Wellbeing, 6(1), 78-97. Retrieved from https://journalindigenouswellbeing.com/ Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14332
McDonald, M., Waitoki, W., & Rolleston, A. (2021). Whakapiki Wairua: Co-designing and implementing a Māori mindfulness mental health intervention in a Wharekura.. MAI Journal, 10(2), 71-83. Retrieved from http://www.journal.mai.ac.nz/sites/default/files/McDonald.pdf Open Access version: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/14743
Keywords
Maori Health; Psychology
Racism, Colonisation