Lisa Matisoo-Smith

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lisa Matisoo-Smith
Lisa Matisoo-Smith 2020.jpg
Lisa Matisoo-Smith in November 2020
Born1963 (age 57–58)
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Scientific career
Fieldsmolecular anthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Thesis

Lisa Matisoo-Smith (born 1963) is a molecular anthropologist and Professor at the University of Otago.[1] As at 2018, she is Head of the Department of Anatomy.

Biography[]

Born in Hawai‘i in 1963, Matisoo-Smith also lived in Japan and California, following her father's naval postings.[2]

Matisoo-Smith's research focuses on using DNA to map human migration, especially in the Pacific.[3] She is a principal investigator on National Geographic's Genographic project.[4] As part of that project, she is the lead researcher for From Africa to Aotearoa, which is looking specifically at human migration to New Zealand.[5][6]

She is a Fellow of The Royal Society of New Zealand.[7] In 2017, Matisoo-Smith was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[8]

In 2018, she was awarded the society's Mason Durie Medal for social science, recognising her research into Polynesian migration across the Pacific.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Lisa Matisoo-Smith: From Africa to Aotearoa". E-Tangata – A Māori and Pasifika Sunday magazine. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ^ "A family of small differences". New Zealand Geographic. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. ^ Room, National Geographic Press (27 August 2014). "National Geographic's Genographic Project Unveils Ancient Origins of New Zealanders". National Geographic Partners Press Room. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. ^ "From Africa to Aotearoa". www.africatoaotearoa.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Lisa Matisoo-Smith: Africa to Aotearoa". Radio New Zealand. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Royal Society Te Apārangi – 2013 New Fellows". royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Lisa Matisoo-Smith". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Using DNA to study human migrations a winner". Radio New Zealand. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""