Robyn Longhurst | |
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 Longhurst in 2023 | |
| Alma mater | University of Waikato |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Human geography |
| Institutions | University of Waikato |
| Thesis | |
| Doctoral advisor | Richard Bedford Evelyn Stokes [1] |
| Doctoral students | Lynda Johnston [2] |
| Other notable students | Angeline Greensill [3] |
Robyn Longhurst FRSNZ is a New Zealand human geography academician, and as of 2006 is a full professor at the University of Waikato. [4]
After a 1996 PhD titled 'Geographies that matter: Pregnant bodies in public places' at the University of Waikato, [5] Longhurst joined the staff, rising to full professor. [4] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Notable students include Lynda Johnston and Angeline Greensill. [11]
In 2018 Longhurst was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. [12]
Dame Evelyn Mary Stokes was a professor of geography at the University of Waikato in New Zealand and a member of the New Zealand government's Waitangi Tribunal. Throughout her life she worked for recognition of marginalised groups including women and Māori, and she published extensively on New Zealand historical geography and on Māori land issues.
Angeline Ngahina Greensill is a New Zealand Māori political rights campaigner, academic and leader.
Linda Tuhiwai Te Rina Smith, previously a professor of indigenous education at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand, is now Distinguished Professor at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi. Smith's academic contribution is about decolonising knowledge and systems. The Royal Society Te Apārangi describes Smith’s influence on education as creating "intellectual spaces for students and researchers to embrace their identities and transcend dominant narratives".
Ngahuia Te Awekotuku is a New Zealand academic specialising in Māori cultural issues and a lesbian activist. In 1972, she was famously denied a visa to visit the United States on the basis of her sexuality.
Te Taka Adrian Gregory Keegan is a New Zealand academic and Māori language revivalist. He is descended from the Waikato-Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura, Te Whānau-ā-Karuai ki Ngāti Porou and Ngāti Whakaaue iwi.
Leonie Eileen Pihama is a New Zealand kaupapa Māori academic.
Kim Louise Pickering is a New Zealand composite materials engineer. She is currently a full professor at the University of Waikato.
Lynda T. Johnston FNZGS is a New Zealand human geography academic. She is a full professor and Assistant Vice Chancellor Sustainability at the University of Waikato.
Margaret Ann Carr is a New Zealand education academic. She is currently emeritus professor at the University of Waikato.
Bryony Joanne James is a professor of engineering who is currently based at the University of Waikato.
Robin Peace is a social scientist from New Zealand. In 2018 she was appointed a Companion of the Royal Society Te Apārangi for her contribution to the promotion and advancement of the social sciences in New Zealand.
Mere Anne Berryman is a New Zealand kaupapa Māori academic. She is Māori, of Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, and Ngāti Whare descent and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Waikato.
Brendan J. Hokowhitu is a New Zealand academic who is of Māori, Ngāti Pūkenga descent and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Waikato.
Rangiānehu Mātāmua is a New Zealand indigenous studies and Māori cultural astronomy academic and is Professor of Mātauranga Māori at Massey University. He is the first Māori person to win a Prime Minister's Science Prize, is a fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, and is the chief advisor to the New Zealand Government on the public holiday Matariki. He was named New Zealander of the Year in 2023.
Elizabeth Ann McKinley is a New Zealand academic and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Melbourne.
Jarrod McKenzie Haar is a New Zealand organisational psychology academic, are Māori, of Ngati Maniapoto and Ngati Mahuta descent and as of 2019 is a full professor at the Auckland University of Technology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
Richard Dodgshun Bedford, also known as Dick Bedford, is emeritus professor in human geography at Auckland University of Technology (AUT). He was the president of the Royal Society Te Apārangi from 2015 to 2018.
Donna Campbell is a New Zealand Māori university teacher, curator, weaver and textile artist. She affiliates with Ngāpuhi and Ngāti Ruanui iwi. Her works are held in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and in the British Museum. In 2019 Campbell completed a PhD at the University of Waikato with a thesis titled Ngā kura a Hineteiwaiwa: The embodiment of Mana Wahine in Māori fibre Arts.
Priscilla M. Wehi is a New Zealand ethnobiologist and conservation biologist. As at July 2021 she is an associate professor at the University of Otago and on the first of that month officially undertook the role of director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, a centre of research excellence in complex systems and data analytics. During the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand Te Pūnaha Matatini scientists have developed mathematical models of the spread of the virus across the country that influence the New Zealand government's response to the outbreak. In 2021 Wehi was awarded the Hill Tinsley Medal.
Ngahuia Murphy is a New Zealand researcher and author. Murphy has written and published books focusing on Māori cultural practises and knowledge surrounding menstruation and is currently a recipient of the Health Research Council New Zealand postdoctoral fellowship.
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