Our people
The name Moana Nui reminds us of our place in the world. Moana Nui also channels the oceanic, a depth of knowledge and the meeting of many tides. In the same way, our research group seeks to bring together collective knowledge that spans culture, experience and disciplines, with academics and practitioners from the disciplines of psychotherapy, counselling and psychology making up our team.
Luke Oram
Research Officer
Our research associates
We work collaboratively with a network of researchers at AUT, from around the country and across the world.
- Dr Joanne Blackett (Department of Psychotherapy & Counselling)
- Associate Professor Tula Brannelly (Department of Nursing)
- Dr Paula Collens (Department of Psychotherapy & Counselling)
- Anna Fleming (Department of Psychotherapy & Counselling)
- Professor Kris Gledhill (Faculty of Business, Economics and Law)
- Professor Welby Ings (Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies)
- Professor Zac Morse (Department of Oral Health)
- Dr Valance Smith (Ngāpuhi, Waikato), Assistant Pro-Vice Chancellor Māori Advancement and Kaihautū Tiriti
- Associate Professor Daniel Sutton (Department of Occupational Health)
- Dr Kerry Thomas-Anttila (Department of Psychotherapy & Counselling)
- Dr Emma Green (Auckland)
- David Key (Ecoself, Whangarei)
- John O’Connor (New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists, Auckland)
- Dr Brian Rodgers (Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland)
- Anthony Wilson (Ngāpuhi, Te Arawa, Ngāti Awa, Ngāi Tūhoe) (Awataha Marae, Northcote)
- Professor Divine Charura, University of Ripon & St. John, York, United Kingdom (UK)
- Professor Jeff Cochran, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, United States of America (USA)
- Professor Wendy Harding, National Institute of Organisation Dynamics, Australia
- Professor Marko Jurako, University of Rijeka, Croatia
- Professor Matthew Lemberger-Truelove, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, USA
- Associate Professor Makiko Mikuni, Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka, Japan
- Dr Biljana van Rijn, Metanoia Institute, London, UK
- Dr Jonathan Wyatt, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Professor Gregor Žvelc, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Professor Maša Žvelc, University of Primorska, Slovenia
Current projects and publications
Find out more about our current research and how our work is strengthening practice, promoting whānau voices and enhancing education.
Get involved
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