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Cultivating Global Health: Exploring Mindfulness Through an Organisational Psychology Lens
(Springer, 2023-09-27)The interface of public health and mindfulness as presented in Oman’s review (Mindfulness for Global Public Health: Critical Analysis and Agenda) holds great promise and reveals fertile ground for future research and ... -
Animated satire and collective memory: reflecting on the American “history wars” with The Simpsons
(Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2023-09-13)Driven by the knowledge that how societies remember their past matters in the present, the field of collective memory studies has paid significant attention to the media’s role in contributing to the production of socially ... -
The real ethical problem with metaverses
(Frontiers Media SA, 2023)Many philosophers hold that the human risks associated with the development and use of metaverses arise primarily from their status—they are unreal in ways that make the experiences within them meaningless and thereby less ... -
Network Analysis Reveals Unique Associations of Mindfulness and Distress with Immunity in Māori and Non-Māori New Zealanders
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2023-08-25)Objectives: A healthy immune system is required to protect against viral infection and ensure the efficacy of vaccines. Psychological distress can threaten immune resilience, while mindfulness practices can be protective. ... -
The therapeutic potential of traditional kava use spaces in the treatment of psychological trauma
(Pacific Medical Association Group, 2023)The incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is increasing. At-risk populations include military, first responders (police, fire and ambulance) and corrections officers, but the mental health effects of COVID and ... -
Pacific peoples, New Zealand housing-related political rhetoric and epistemic violence
(Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga, 2023-09-01)In the nearly 50 years since the Dawn Raids, Pacific peoples have continuously faced a housing crisis defined by precarious dwellings. This article employs content analysis to examine the political framing of Pacific peoples ... -
The Effect of Gender on Identification and Interpretation of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury.
(Karger Publishers, 2023-08-18)INTRODUCTION: Reported rates of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) differ by gender but may be under-reported and under-recognised in men. People engaging in NSSI rarely seek professional help without encouragement, so others ... -
Mysteries of English Grammar. A guide to complexities of the English language
(Routledge, 2021)Despite a history of hundreds of years of research analysing aspects of English grammar, there are still open problems which continue to baffle language researchers today. Such ‘grammar mysteries’ arise for a number of ... -
Mental Health and Wellbeing for Young People from Intersectional Identity Groups: Inequity for Māori, Pacific, Rainbow Young People, and Those with a Disabling Condition
(Christchurch New Zealand Psychological Society, 2023)‘Intersectionality’ describes the converging effects of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, disability, and other social group characteristics that influence life experiences. We draw on a representative study of year 9-13 ... -
Connections, working collaboratively and health workforce development
(2023-08-30)I was invited to deliver a presentation as part of the Inaugral series of research symposia hosted by the national Maori health authority - Te Aka Whaiora -
Managing rising residual flood risk: A national survey of Aotearoa-New Zealand
(Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management and John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2023-01-01)Flooding is one of the most frequent and costliest natural hazards around the world. Traditionally, flood risk management has relied on building protective structures such as levees and dams to protect assets based on ... -
Measuring Wellbeing for Public Policy in a Bi-Cultural Nation: Update from Aotearoa New Zealand
(2023-08-11)A presentation at Measuring Wellbeing in a Multicultural World: An Interdisciplinary Workshop, Conference held at ANU, Canberra, Australia and online -
Flood protection based on historical records is flawed – we need a risk model fit for climate change
(The Conversation, 2023-08-31)Flood-related disasters are on the rise, exacerbated by the worsening climate crisis, despite substantial investments in protective measures. Recent extreme weather events have demonstrated that even areas considered ... -
Effects of Mindful Engagement and Attention on Reciprocal Caregiver and Client Interactions: A Behavioral Analysis of Moment-to-Moment Changes During Mindfulness Practice
(Springer, 2023-01-01)Objectives: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of Mindfulness-Based Positive Behavior Support (MBPBS) training on the nature of caregiver and client reciprocal interactions at a moment-by-moment level ... -
Investigating state and trait aspects of resilience using Generalizability theory
(2023-01-01)Challenges of modern living such as burden of disease, a global COVID-19 pandemic and workplace stress leading to anxiety and depression raise the importance of psychological resilience. Psychological interventions should ... -
Looking across languages: Anglocentrism, cross-linguistic experimental philosophy, and the future of inquiry about truth
(2023-07-04)Analytic debates about truth are wide-ranging, but certain key themes tend to crop up time and again. The three themes that we will examine in this talk are (i) the nature and behaviour of the ordinary concept of truth, ... -
Janice Monk and Evelyn Stokes: Two Women Geographers from Down Under Break New Ground
(Routledge, 2022-11-14)This book marks the 30th anniversary of the International Geographical Union Commission on Gender and Geography by honouring the contributions of Janice Monk to the field of feminist geography. -
Persistent problems 1 year after mild traumatic brain injury: a longitudinal population study in New Zealand
(ROYAL COLL GENERAL PRACTITIONERS, 2016-01-01)Background: Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a common problem in general practice settings, yet previous research does not take into account those who do not attend hospital after injury. This is important as there ... -
Function of preverbal pë- in the language variety of Tepërav (Espiegle Bay)
(2023)The language variety of Tepërav (Espiegle Bay, Malekula Island) has a preverbal morpheme pë- (also pe- and po-), which is positioned between the subject index and the verb root. This morpheme was originally classified as ... -
Picturebooks as a bridge to cultural autoethnographies
(2022-11-17)Research on the use of picturebooks with tertiary students has explored several aspects of the ways in which they can be used to support preservice teachers’ understanding of children’s literacy (Hoffman, 2021), their ...
