Leonie Pihama

Leonie Pihama
Residence New Zealand
Alma mater University of Auckland
Scientific career
Institutions University of Auckland, University of Waikato
Thesis

Leonie Eileen Pihama is a New Zealand Kaupapa Māori academic, of Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Māhanga and Ngā Māhanga ā Tairi descent.

Career

Pihama won a Fulbright-Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award and is now a Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga principal investigator.[1] She did a PhD at the University of Auckland and rose to Associate Professor there,[2] before moving to the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand.[3]

Pihama served on the establishment board of Māori TV and then as a director, but quit after three years due to a conflict of interest involving a family member.[4]

In 2017, Pihama was ranked as one of the '100 Māori leaders' by Te Rau Matatini.[5]

Publications

References

  1. "Dr Leonie Pihama | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga". Maramatanga.ac.nz. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  2. "Dr Leonie Pihama - The University of Auckland". Unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  3. "Leonie Pihama - Te Kotahi Research Institute (TKRI): Māori Research Institute for Innovation, Well-being and Inspiration : University of Waikato". www.waikato.ac.nz.
  4. https://www.nbr.co.nz/article/maori-television-pihama-quits
  5. "Associate Professor Leonie Pihama - 100 Maori Leaders". 100maorileaders.com.


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