Dr Heather Came is a seventh generation Pākehā New Zealander and an activist scholar at large. Her background is in public health and social justice activism. Her research focuses on critical policy analysis, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, anti-racism and institutional racism in the health sector.
Came is a founding member and co-chair of STIR: Stop Institutional Racism has prepared expert evidence for Waitangi Tribunal, and to United Nations human rights committees. In 2020 she founded Te Tiriti based futures + Anti racism (Decol) series of virtual anti-racism gatherings. She was a joint winner of 2021 Kāhui Hauora Tūmatanui Public Health Champion Award and in 2022 Heather was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to Māori, education and health. She also leads a racial justice consultancy – Heather Came & Associates.
In 2023 she was appointed an Adjunct Professor at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, previously she worked at Auckland University of Technology in the Department of Public Health.
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