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The News and musings from the yards, barrel halls and tasting panels, and from on the road traveled between.

Muni Prabaharan

Research Achievement: Written 81 research papers & 2 books Specialty: Topology Optimization, Computer Aided Engineering, Structural Analysis Experience: 5 years plus in Independent Research career & 3 plus in New…continue reading

Robyn Barry

As a mature student, I completed my PhD research on a shared social housing model for older women. It was a challenge to be operating both in and for the…continue reading

Ann Walker (Dr)

DR Ann Walker is a senior policy analyst, with a doctorate in Philosphy from Victoria University. Some of her published works are included in this list: Walker, A. ‘Strengthening Families…continue reading

Garth Nowland-Foreman

Garth is a founding partner of the capacity-building social enterprise, LEAD Centre for Not for Profit Governance & Leadership. He also taught part-time for 18 years in Graduate Programmes in…continue reading

Carolyn Cordery (Dr)

Carolyn Cordery’s research interests are focused on Not for Profit accounting and accountability, incorporating financial and non-financial reporting, regulation, and governance. She is an Adjunct Professor at Victoria University and…continue reading

Jude Varcoe

Sixteen years of practical research experience. Quantitative: telephone surveys, online surveys, intercept and face to face surveys, mail surveys. Qualitative: in-depth interviews, focus groups, mini groups and paired interviews

Tula Brannelly (Dr)

Tula’s research interests relate to citizenship and mental health, particularly for marginalised groups. Interests lie in the effects of social policies on marginalised groups; mental health and older people; service…continue reading

Alice Beban

Senior lecturer in Sociology at Massey University, conducting research on gender, land and agricultural change in ecologically sensitive areas of the Mekong region, and women’s health and rural social change…continue reading

Pania Tui Coote

Māori Health, Social Welfare, Community Development. Master of Social Welfare, Otago University.

Aileen Davidson

Indigenous issues, international development, cross-cultural communication, former refugee settlement, education. Master of Indigenous Studies, Otago, Master of Development Studies, Victoria, Dip TESOL, Victoria, Dip Ed, Victoria, BA, Otago.

Sue Elliott

Community development, refugees, migrants, human rights. Msc (distinction), BEd.

Beatrice Hale

Research into: * grassroots experience of quality care in care facilities * experience of Canterbury earthquake and relocation to Otago care facilities * transitional experiences of family carers (see Aotearoa…continue reading

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