Research Rōpū

Dr Claire Gear

Research Fellow, Centre for Interdisciplinary Trauma Research, AUT University.
Atawhai roles: Co-Investigator and Project Lead; Facilitator, General Population Health caucus
Expertise: Health system responses to family violence, complexity theory, social network analysis, primary care

Hazel Hape

Manager, Tauranga Women’s Refuge
Atawhai roles: Co-Investigator, and Rapporteur for Māori health rōpū.
Expertise: Specialist family violence services, community service provision

Professor Jane Koziol-McLain

Director, Centre for Interdisciplinary Trauma Research, AUT University
Atawhai role: Principal Investigator
Expertise: Health system responses to family violence, violence against women

Dr Anna Rolleston

Director, Centre for Health Tauranga
Atawhai roles: Co-Investigator, and Rapporteur for Māori health rōpū.
Expertise: Māori health, kaupapa Māori health research, community engagement, Māori governance

Dr Elizabeth Eppel

Senior Research Fellow, School of Government, Victoria University Wellington
Atawhai roles: Co-Investigator and Project Lead; Facilitator, General Population Health caucus
Expertise: Complexity theory, social network analysis, policy and public management

Ngareta Timutimu, MNZM

Atawhai role: Kaitiakitanga
Expertise: Kāwanatanga, tikanga, tino rangatiratanga

Stacey Mareroa

Specialist Consultant, Ignite Your Gift, Tauranga
Atawhai roles: Knowledge Translation Strategist

Professor Kelsey Hegarty

Chair of Family Violence Prevention, Dept of General Practice, University of Melbourne
Atawhai roles: Co-Investigator, International Advisor
Expertise: Primary care, family violence and health systems research, clinical service delivery, deliberative dialogue

Dr Clare Healy

Independent General Practitioner Consultant Christchurch
Atawhai roles: Co-Investigator, National Primary Care Family Violence Advisor
Expertise: Forensic family and sexual violence specialist, general practice, clinical service delivery

Dr Claire Isham

Clinical Director, Western Bay of Plenty PHO and General Practitioner, Ngāti Kahu
Atawhai roles: Co-Investigator, Bay of Plenty Primary Care Advisor, Hauora
Expertise: Sexual violence specialist, general practice, local clinical service delivery and general practice networks

Lisa Mullions

Project Support, Centre for Interdisciplinary Trauma Research, AUT University
Atawhai role: Project Support and Communications

Kaitiakitanga

We would like to acknowledge the contribution of Reon Tuanau, Ngāi Te Rangi for his founding role as Kaitiakitanga and for his expertise in Kāwanatanga, tikanga, tino rangatiratanga. Thank you for the koha you gifted for this project in its name of Atawhai. Tēnā rawa atu koe.

What matters to whānau: Interested in contributing to change? To find out more contact our team kiaora@atawhaitia.co.nz