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Rachel Parker
The University of Queensland
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Rachel Parker's research field is technology innovation systems and she has a discipline background in…
Rachel Parker
Professor Rachel Parker's research field is technology innovation systems and she has a discipline background in policy, governance and strategy.Rachel has twenty years experience in higher education research leadership as Director Higher Degree Research Studies (UQ, 2003-2006), Associate Dean Research (QUT, 2009-2018), Dean Research Development (QUT 2014-2015), Director Centre for METS Business Innovation (QUT, 2017-2020) and most recently as Executive Director, Research Translation and Impact (UQ, 2022-2023). She has worked closely with State and Federal governments as an advisor on… -
Professor Stephen Toope
Canadian Institute for Advanced Research- CIFAR
President & CEO
Stephen J Toope OC, FRSC, LLD is President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Previously…
Professor Stephen Toope
Stephen J Toope OC, FRSC, LLD is President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR). Previously, he served as the 346th Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, the first non-UK national to hold the post. He was Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, President of the University of British Columbia, President of Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, and Dean of Law at McGill University.A graduate in history and literature from Harvard, and in civil law and common law from McGill, Toope went on to earn a PhD in International Law at… -
Dr. Sarah-Kay Coulter
Ngāti Porou, Waikato-Tainui
University of Waikato
Lecturer in History
Dr. Sarah-Kay Coulter (Whaea Sarah) is an awarding winning Indigenous scholar and educator from the Māori tribes of…
Dr. Sarah-Kay Coulter
Dr. Sarah-Kay Coulter (Whaea Sarah) is an awarding winning Indigenous scholar and educator from the Māori tribes of Ngāti Porou and Waikato-Tainui. She holds a position in the Division of Arts, Law, Psychology & Social Sciences teaching Indigenous Histories, where her teaching and research centre Indigenous philosophy, histories of New Zealand education, and climate histories.Dr. Coulter's research investigates how Indigenous peoples create, sustain, and transmit belonging across generations through relationships with land, history, education, and governance. Her work explores how these… -
Rangimaria Aperahama
Rangimaria Aperahama is a Māori advisor and economist. She has an interest in exploring Māori approaches to the…
Rangimaria Aperahama
Rangimaria Aperahama is a Māori advisor and economist. She has an interest in exploring Māori approaches to the economy, an area gaining attention as traditional economic models struggle to address issues like climate change, inequality, and social wellbeing. Rather than accepting these limitations, she’s interested in alternative frameworks that offer different ways of thinking about value, resources, and success. -
Dr. Robyn Manuel
Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kuri
Mahi Maioro Professionals
Chemist, Environmental Scientist, Public Health Professional and Kaiako/Teacher
Robyn (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kurī) is a Chemist, Environmental Scientist, Public Health Professional and…
Dr. Robyn Manuel
Robyn (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Kurī) is a Chemist, Environmental Scientist, Public Health Professional and Kaiako/Teacher. She established the University of Auckland's first tuakana-teina programme in the Department of Chemistry in 1991. She collaborated with Mike Walker who established the School of Biological Sciences tutorials and together, they created the much awarded Tuakana Programme.Today her passion is improving the health and wellbeing of all, especially vulnerable communities facing all manner of inequities. Those communities are predominantly Māori and Pacific whose health… -
Dr Lorraine Eade
Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Toarangatira, Rangitāne, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Koata , Te Ātiawa, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Raukawa, Te Arawa
Te Rūnanga o Ngāti Rārua
Pou Rangahau Mātua
A lifetime of service to Māori development, governance and community wellbeing has been formally recognised with the…
Dr Lorraine Eade
A lifetime of service to Māori development, governance and community wellbeing has been formally recognised with the appointment of Dr Lorraine Shirley Eade as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.Dr Eade, who affiliates to Ngāti Rārua, Ngāti Toarangatira, Rangitāne, Ngāti Tama, Ngāti Koata, Te Ātiawa, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Raukawa and Te Arawa, has made a significant contribution to Māori advancement across Te Waipounamu over several decades.Her governance experience spans iwi, health, social services and economic development. She has served the iwi of Ngāti Toarangatira and Ngāti Rārua in… -
Caitlyn Te Moana
Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāpuhi
Pūrangakura
Pou Awhina Matua, Executive Assistant
Caitlyn Te Moana, Pou Awhina Matua, Executive Assistant is dedicated to uplifting others by working behind the scenes…
Caitlyn Te Moana
Caitlyn Te Moana, Pou Awhina Matua, Executive Assistant is dedicated to uplifting others by working behind the scenes on kaupapa that support whānau, tamariki and hāpori. The Ngāti Tūwharetoa whakataukī, “Ko te amorangi ki mua, ko te hāpai ō ki muri” speaks to Caitlyn’s core values and the way she approaches her role as part of the wider Pūrangakura whānau. Her work is grounded in strong whānau values and a deep sense of intergenerational responsibility. With a background in operations management, she thrives in building systems that support people and kaupapa to flourish. Her journey with… -
Professor Jenny Bol Jun Lee-Morgan
Waikato, Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Te Ahiwaru
Pūrangakura
Director
Prof. Jenny Lee-Morgan has a distinguished background in teaching and kaupapa Māori research. Jenny has led and…
Professor Jenny Bol Jun Lee-Morgan
Prof. Jenny Lee-Morgan has a distinguished background in teaching and kaupapa Māori research. Jenny has led and contributed to several large community projects, including the Endeavour MBIE-funded ‘Generation Kāinga: Rangatahi Building a Resilient and Regenerative Aotearoa’, the Marsden-funded ‘Matike Mai Te Hiaroa #Protect Ihumātao’, and ‘Marae Ora Kāinga Ora’, among others. In 2016, she received the Te Tohu Pae Tawhiti Award from the New Zealand Association for Research in Education, recognising her high-quality research and significant contribution to Māori education. Jenny co-edited the… -
Associate Professor Anne-Marie Jackson
Ngāti Whatua, Te Roroa, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Kahu o Whangaroa
University of Otago
Senior Lecturer, Co-Director National Centre of Research Excellence Coastal People: Southern Skies.
Tēnā koutou, Nō Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Kahu o Whangaroa me Ngāti Wai a Anne-Marie. He kairangahau Māori ia ki Te…
Associate Professor Anne-Marie Jackson
Tēnā koutou, Nō Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Whātua, Ngāti Kahu o Whangaroa me Ngāti Wai a Anne-Marie. He kairangahau Māori ia ki Te Koronga, ki Te Kura Parawhakawai.Dr Anne-Marie Jackson's research into Māori health and well-being focuses on supporting the hopes and aspirations of Māori communities.“Otago is a wonderful place to do this mahi. We are a well-connected campus with strong linkages to our communities; a place where whānau and whanaungatanga can flourish,” she says.Anne-Marie, who is an Associate Professor in the School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences, is passionate about…