Linda Waimarie Nikora
Linda Waimarie Nikora FRSNZ | |
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 At 2019 Research Honours Aotearoa | |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of Waikato |
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| Institutions | University of Waikato, University of Auckland |
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Linda Waimarie Nikora FRSNZ is a New Zealand psychology academic. She is Māori, of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Ngāi Tūhoe descent.[1] She is currently Professor of Indigenous Studies and co-director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga at the University of Auckland, having moved in 2017 from the University of Waikato where she had been a Professor of Psychology and the founding Director of the Maori & Psychology Research Unit in the School of Psychology.[1]
Nikora attended Hukarere Girls College in Napier, New Zealand before moving to the University of Waikato for both her undergraduate and PhD work.[1] Her 2007 PhD thesis was entitled "Māori social identities in New Zealand and Hawai'i."[2]
In 2018, Nikora was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[3]
Selected works[]
- Lapsley, Hilary, Linda Waimarie Nikora, and Rosanne Marjory Black. " Kia Mauri Tau!" Narratives of recovery from disabling mental health problems. Mental Health Commission, 2002.
- Hodgetts, D., Drew, N., Sonn, C., Stolte, O., Nikora, L. W., & Curtis, C. (2010). Social psychology and everyday life. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Loto, R., Hodgetts, D., Chamberlain, K., Nikora, L. W., Karapu, R., & Barnett, A. (2006). Pasifika in the news: The portrayal of Pacific peoples in the New Zealand press. Journal of community & applied social psychology, 16(2), 100-118.
- Nikora, L. W., Karapu, R., Hickey, H., & Te Awekotuku, N. (2004). Disabled Māori and disability support options.
- Nikora, Linda Waimarie, Mohi Rua, and Ngahuia Te Awekotuku. "Wearing moko: Maori facial marking in today’s world." (2004): 191-203.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Large pōwhiri expected for new professor - The University of Auckland". Arts.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Māori social identities in New Zealand and Hawai'i". Researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Centenary cohort of Fellows announced". Royal Society of New Zealand. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
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