Professor Jane Mills, the PVC for the College of Health, visited SHORE & Whariki for a lunch-time catch up on Friday. After lunch, Teah Carlson, Taisia Huckle, Octavia Calder-Dawe and Angela Moewaka Barnes (pictured) gave brief presentations about the studies they are currently working on.
Dr Marta Rychert from Massey University’s SHORE & Whāriki Research Centre has been awarded almost $250,000 from the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC) to explore medicinal cannabis use in New Zealand.
HRC press release is here: http://www.hrc.govt.nz/news-and-publications/news-media#medicinal-cannabis-users-focus-of-new-research
Massey release is here: https://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/news/article.cfm?mnarticle_uuid=9257061F-233C-4D98-B6BA-AEC044E5977C
Belinda (Ngati Ranginui, Ngai Te Rangi, Whakatohea) recently graduated with her PhD and participated in the celebration to honour Maori graduates at the Victoria Convention Centre in Auckland. Her thesis explores how societal privilege contributes to health inequities and how kaupapa Maori methodologies can offer new and exciting insights into complex problems that affect the health and wellbeing of the nation. She greatly appreciates the support of her family as well as her supervisors, Professors Helen Moewaka Barnes and Tim McCreanor and all the team at Whariki and SHORE.
Research shows continued use of cannabis can have a harmful mental and physical impact on people under 25. Yet, an apparently leaked Cabinet paper reveals the Government is considering setting the legal age at 20.
Is New Zealand ready for its cannabis referendum? See more interview details here.
He uri mokopuna tēnei no Te Whānau a Apanui, Ngāti Porou me Waikato- Tainui hoki.
Teah completed her PhD in Public Health at Massey University, titled “Kaupapa Māori Evaluation: Transforming health literacy”. She evaluated the effectiveness of a heart disease medicines health literacy intervention for Māori who were involved in the programme, exploring the contribution kaupapa Māori theorising may offer to the evaluation of health literacy activities. Teah’s research promotes reclamation of health literacy as a space for Māori to be themselves; a space that is negotiated, adaptive, and shaped by people, whānau, and communities.
Associate Professor Chris Wilkins joined Breakfast this morning to discuss wastewater drug testing and New Zealand’s meth problem. View the interview here.
We have a PhD scholarship available for darknet research in New Zealand (attached). The recipient will be based at SHORE & Whariki (Massey University) in Auckland, New Zealand (with Associate Professor Chris Wilkins and Dr. Marta Rychert) and a wider team of well-known Australian drug researchers including Dr. Monica Barratt and Professor Jochen Mueller. Please feel free to circulate widely.
Applications are invited to apply for a PhD scholarship with the drug research team at the SHORE & Whariki Research Centre, College of Health, Massey University, New Zealand in the field of online encrypted drug markets (known as “darknets”). The PhD is part of a wider study of the impact of darknets in New Zealand funded by the New Zealand Royal Society Marsden Fund. This three-year scholarship is valued at NZ $27,500 p.a. plus tuition fees. The candidate will be based at our offices in central Auckland, New Zealand. This scholarship could suit a candidate from a number of disciplines including computer science, criminology, health, law and economics.
Those who are interested in applying are invited to email Associate Professor Chris Wilkins with a brief outline of their relevant experience, curriculum vitae and one piece of academic writing by the 10th June 2019 c.wilkins@massey.ac.nz.
You can read about our recent research at
https://shoreandwhariki.ac.nz/chris-wilkins
https://shoreandwhariki.ac.nz/
It is expected the candidate will hold a first class honour’s or master’s degree in an area relevant to the topic area. Applicants must meet the University’s criteria for entry into the PhD programme and have a grade average sufficient to be eligible for a doctoral scholarship (i.e. GPA 7.5+).
You can down load PDF here.
SHORE & Whariki hosted Associate Professor Treena Delmorier, McGill University, who presented a seminar on ‘Food Sovereignty and Indigenous Health Promotion: Approaches for improving nutrition, food systems and well-being’.
See more details here.
