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Health Science Academic Staff
Dr Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
BHSc Programme Coordinator
Fields of Research:
- Māori population health; whānau/hapū/iwi and community development
- Adoption and ...
- Adoption and ...
Dr Arindam Basu
Associate Professor
Fields of Research:
- Telehealth and telemedicine
- Meta analysis and systematic review
- Educational ...
- Meta analysis and systematic review
- Educational ...
Cara Swit
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Fields of Research:
- child aggression and bullying
- problematic and healthy media use
- social development
- mental ...
- problematic and healthy media use
- social development
- mental ...
Eileen Britt
Associate Professor
Motivating Behaviour Change Programme Coordinator
Fields of Research:
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychological impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes
- Training and ...
- Psychological impacts of the Canterbury earthquakes
- Training and ...
Dr Isabel Jamieson
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Jalal Mohammed
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Fields of Research:
- Health Management
- Health Leadership
- Health Policy
- Primary Health Care
- Healthcare ...
- Health Leadership
- Health Policy
- Primary Health Care
- Healthcare ...
Kaaren Mathias
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Research Interests:
I am a public health physician and researcher with a wide range of research interests which include participation, inclusion and mental health in ...
Kate Reid
Senior Lecturer
Palliative Care Programme Coordinator
Fields of Research:
- Palliative care
- Spirituality
- Leadership and Governance
- Oncology
- Spirituality
- Leadership and Governance
- Oncology
Professor Laurie McLay
Professor / Pouhere
On secondment
Fields of Research:
- Sleep assessment and support
- Digital-delivery of supports for autistic children and their ...
- Digital-delivery of supports for autistic children and their ...
Lianne Woodward
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Child development
- Preterm birth
- Prenatal substance exposure
- Brain ...
- Preterm birth
- Prenatal substance exposure
- Brain ...
Lisa Emerson
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Fields of Research:
- Child well-being and mental health
- Parenting
- Mindfulness-based therapies
- Parent-child ...
- Parenting
- Mindfulness-based therapies
- Parent-child ...
Mairin Taylor
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Programme Co-ordinator – Counselling
Research Interests:
Dr Mairin Taylor joined UC’s School of Health Sciences as a lecturer at the start of 2019. Prior to this, she worked as a research specialist and ...
Dr Mark Wallace-Bell
Senior Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Motivational Interviewing
- Training Motivational Interviewing
- Tobacco Control
- Training Motivational Interviewing
- Tobacco Control
Matt Hobbs
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Research Interests:
Dr. Matt Hobbs uses geospatial and population health methods to inform local and national public health policy to plan healthy places and reduce ...
Michael Tarren-Sweeney
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Developmental Psychopathology
- Mental health of children in foster, kinship and residential ...
- Mental health of children in foster, kinship and residential ...
Philip Schluter
Professor
Associate Dean – Research Leader of the Child Population Health Theme
Fields of Research:
- Population health
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Longitudinal studies
- Biostatistical ...
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
- Longitudinal studies
- Biostatistical ...
Dr Rachael Dixon
Senior Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- School-based Health Education
- Critical health literacy as fostered in school spaces
- Critical health literacy as fostered in school spaces
Sarah Lovell
Associate Professor
Fields of Research:
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Health care workforce
- access to health services
- Community ...
- Health care workforce
- access to health services
- Community ...
Sarah Whitcombe-Dobbs
Senior Lecturer
Research Interests:
Sarah is interested in severe conduct problems, complex developmental and mental health assessment and intervention, and the effects of early ...
Dr Shanee Barraclough
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Fields of Research:
- Counsellor identities
- Counsellor education
- Social constructionist and post-structural ...
- Counsellor education
- Social constructionist and post-structural ...
Dr Wendy Maddocks
Senior Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Nursing History
- Integrative Healthcare and Natural Therapies
- Indigenous NZ ...
- Integrative Healthcare and Natural Therapies
- Indigenous NZ ...
Sport Science and Coaching Academic Staff
Dr Brad Hurren
Lecturer
Dr Brad Miles
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Sport & exercise psychology
- Social cognition
- Psychological foundations of sport behaviour
- Social cognition
- Psychological foundations of sport behaviour
Dr Carl Petersen
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Fields of Research:
- Cricket
- Time-motion analysis
- Heat acclimation / acclimatisation
- Strength ...
- Time-motion analysis
- Heat acclimation / acclimatisation
- Strength ...
Dr Chris North
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Fields of Research:
- Outdoor and environmental education
- Minimum impact education
- Teacher ...
- Minimum impact education
- Teacher ...
Gavin Blackwell
Sport Science Technician
Research Interests:
Current research project comparison of four blood lactate analyzers during anaerobic threshold.
Glenn Fyall
Senior Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Sport Coaching
- Physical Education
- Curriculum Development
- Policy
- Teacher Education
- Pedagogy
- Physical Education
- Curriculum Development
- Policy
- Teacher Education
- Pedagogy
Jackie Cowan
Senior Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Sport Coaching Pedagogy
- Physical Education Pedagogy
- Physical Education Pedagogy
Nick Draper
Professor
Fields of Research:
- Sport and Exercise Science
- Exercise Physiology
- Concussion Mitigation
- Health and Physical ...
- Exercise Physiology
- Concussion Mitigation
- Health and Physical ...
Nick Maitland
Lecturer
Sport Coaching Programme Coordinator
Fields of Research:
- Sociology of Sport
- Sport Marketing
- Sport and Media
- Sport Marketing
- Sport and Media
Phillip Borell
Senior Lecturer Above the Bar
Fields of Research:
- Māori and Pasifika Sporting Participation
- Contemporary Polynesian Masculinities
- Māori and ...
- Contemporary Polynesian Masculinities
- Māori and ...
Sarah-Kate Millar
Associate Dean
Fields of Research:
- Skill Acquisition
- Sports Coaching
- Performance Analysis
- Youth Sport
- Biomechanics
- Applied ...
- Sports Coaching
- Performance Analysis
- Youth Sport
- Biomechanics
- Applied ...
Dr Sibi Walter
Lecturer
Fields of Research:
- Sports Medicine & Health
- Strength & Conditioning
- Cricket Science
- Sports Injury Prevention ...
- Strength & Conditioning
- Cricket Science
- Sports Injury Prevention ...