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Identification of sustainability’s threshold concept(s) among multi-discipline engineering students
(The University of Waikato, 2023)This mixed-methods study investigated and validated the sustainability threshold concept among multi-disciplinary engineering students, taking into account students’ perceptions and the impact of the sustainability threshold ... -
What works for midwives supporting māmā through emotional distress?
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Pregnancy and the postnatal period are particularly vulnerable times for mothers’ mental health, with an increased risk of women experiencing depression and anxiety during this time. Therefore, understanding the level and ... -
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. -
Investigating state-trait distinction in scales of resilience: Application of generalisability theory
(The University of Waikato, 2020)Psychological resilience has been linked to a range of positive psychological outcomes, notably as a protective factor against the harmful effects of stress and symptoms of depression and anxiety. Resilience is also a ... -
Late Quaternary paleoseismic history of the Te Puninga Fault, Hauraki Plains, northern New Zealand
(The University of Waikato, 2023)The Te Puninga Fault is a newly discovered active fault on the western side of the Hauraki Plains, northern North Island, New Zealand. Preliminary evidence in a 2016 study suggests that it may generate earthquakes Mw>6.8. ... -
"Experiences of families and professionals living/interacting with neurodivergent children while navigating the policy contexts of health, education and social services: The fight for accessible and suitable support"
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Families of neurodivergent children often end up interacting with policy contexts of health, education, and social services on a regular basis when they have unmet needs. My research investigates these policy contexts to ... -
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 ... -
Listening at dawn: Trans* storywork for all my relations
(The University of Waikato, 2023)This is a love letter to trans* people: a reminder of our place and legacy of trans*formation. In the form of collaborative and ceremonial research, this PhD with creative practice component is an affirmation of embodied, ... -
Students’ perceptions of education for sustainable development in the accounting and business curriculum at a business school in New Zealand
(Emerald Insight, 2014)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore students’ perceptions and understandings of, and attitudes towards, education for sustainable development (ESD) at Delta Business School (DBS) in New Zealand [1]. The aim ... -
Original ArticleDaytime naps improve afternoon power and perceptual measures in elite rugby union athletes - A randomized cross-over trial
(Oxford University Press, 2023-05-08)Daytime napping are used by elite athletes in both training and match-day settings. Currently, there are limited interventional studies on the efficacy of napping on physical performance in elite team-sport athletes. ... -
Identifying control points of excessive nitrate load in a pastoral catchment to support lake management
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Excessive leaching of nitrogen (N) from pasture grazing catchments continues to challenge sustainable freshwater and lake management. However, managing contaminant export from diffuse agricultural sources is difficult due ... -
The inherent liminality of lesbian detectives: Shifting spaces and lesbian crime fiction 1984-2022
(The University of Waikato, 2023)This thesis studies lesbian detective fiction and specifically considers this genre in its early decades (1980s-1990s) from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. This thesis postulates that out of ... -
A systematic review of volcanology learning and teaching in higher education
(Volcanica, 2023)We present a systematic map of the volcanology higher education literature (1983–2020) consisting of 47 peer-reviewed full texts. The literature describes curricula in varied formats and settings, namely: simulated, ... -
A summary of peer-reviewed resources for teaching volcanology in higher education
(Volcanica, 2023-08-10)Here, we summarise and categorise the volcanology learning activities identified and described in a systematic literature review of volcanology higher education (a companion article; Dohaney et al. [2023]). We share the ... -
Social Media Platforms Duty of Care – Regulating Online Hate Speech
(Australasian Parliamentary Review, 2022)There has been a proliferation of social media usage over the past decade. Social media platforms offer a convenient mode for virtual social interaction by providing relatively simple access to most people. However, there ... -
Neuromolecular basis of anomalous feeding behaviour in the valproate rat model of autism
(The University of Waikato, 2023)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which affects circa 1% of the global population, is characterized by impairments in social communication, interaction, language disability, sensory anomalies, repetitive behaviours, and ... -
Geotechnical properties of liquefied pumiceous layers in lakes
(Australian Geomechanics Society, 2022-04-29)Earthquake failures in volcanic-ash soils are relatively common, considering their physical nature and the fact that such deposits tend to occur in areas with high seismicity in which the volcanism, responsible for their ... -
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 ... -
An ecological analysis of hope amongst Asian rainbow young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
(Taylor and Francis Group, 2023-08-11)Rainbow research tends to prioritise gender and sexuality experiences over the racialised experiences of Asian rainbow young people. Informed by an intersectional lens, we employed a hope-based ecological framework to ... -
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 ...
