Ngā Wai a Te Tūī, Māori and Indigenous Research Centre at Unitec is pleased to announce that Leonie Pihama will join our team as a Professor of Māori Research from 1st October 2019.
“Leonie Pihama has a distinguished reputation as an academic and kaupapa Māori researcher. She brings a
wealth of knowledge and skills that will significantly support our work to lead whānau, hapū, iwi, marae and community- driven research projects that make a difference,” Professor Jenny Lee-Morgan, Director of Ngā Wai a Te Tūī said.
Associate Professor Leonie Pihama (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngā Māhanga a Tairi) is the former Director of Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato. She has worked on a broad range of Māori education, whānau health and well-being research projects. Associate Professor Pihama is a recipient of the Hohua Tūtengaehe Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship (Health Research Council) and was the inaugural Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar (2011) at the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, University of Washington. She has served on Māori Television's establishment board and worked in film and media
production, and in late 2013, she was appointed as a Director on Te Māngai Paho Board.
"I am excited to be joining Ngā Wai a Te Tui as a Professor in Māori Research and to be working alongside Professor Jenny Lee-Morgan and the Māori researchers that are involved with the Centre,” Associate Professor Pihama said.
“Professor Lee-Morgan and I have worked together on a range of research projects and teaching in Māori Education for over 25 years and I look forward to what this new development will bring in terms of ..
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