Researcher

Sidney Wong

I'm a researcher and community advocate. I was born in Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai (Lower Hutt) and now based in Ōtautahi (Christchurch). As the former chair of Qtopia and the Ethnic Rainbow Alliance, I'm passionate in supporting ethnic and LGBTQIA+ communities to thrive. I'm a researcher in the Modelling for Impact Hub at Te Pūnaha Matatini. I was a recipient of a Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award where I researched the automatic hate speech detection at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I previously worked as a Senior Design Analyst – Te Ara Takatū at Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa, supporting hapū, iwi, and iwi-related groups with their data needs.

What best describes me
Student, Academic or Lecturer, Other involvement with community : Governance volunteer
Professional Memberships
New Zealand Chinese Association, Asia New Zealand Foundation, Qtopia, Ethnic Rainbow Alliance, Te Tira Maurikura
Key areas of interest and knowledge
Literature review, meta analysis, Lived experience perspectives and narratives, Statistics, quantitative data collection and analysis, Text-based methods, analysis and reporting
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