Linda Waimarie Nikora

Linda Waimarie Nikora
Residence New Zealand
Nationality New Zealand
Alma mater University of Waikato
Scientific career
Fields Social psychology
Institutions University of Waikato, University of Auckland
Thesis

Linda Waimarie Nikora is a New Zealand psychology academic. She is Māori, of Te Aitianga a Hauiti and Ngāi Tūhoe descent.[1] She is currently Professor of Indigenous Studies and co-director of Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga at the University of Auckland, having moved in 2017 from the University of Waikato where she had been Director of the Maori & Psychology Research Unit in the School of Psychology.[1]

Nikora attended Hukarere Girls College in Napier, New Zealand before moving to the University of Waikato for both her undergraduate and PhD work.[1] Her 2007 PhD thesis was entitled "Māori social identities in New Zealand and Hawai'i."[2]

Selected works

  • Lapsley, Hilary, Linda Waimarie Nikora, and Rosanne Marjory Black. " Kia Mauri Tau!" Narratives of recovery from disabling mental health problems. Mental Health Commission, 2002.
  • Hodgetts, D., Drew, N., Sonn, C., Stolte, O., Nikora, L. W., & Curtis, C. (2010). Social psychology and everyday life. Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Loto, R., Hodgetts, D., Chamberlain, K., Nikora, L. W., Karapu, R., & Barnett, A. (2006). Pasifika in the news: The portrayal of Pacific peoples in the New Zealand press. Journal of community & applied social psychology, 16(2), 100-118.
  • Nikora, L. W., Karapu, R., Hickey, H., & Te Awekotuku, N. (2004). Disabled Māori and disability support options.
  • Nikora, Linda Waimarie, Mohi Rua, and Ngahuia Te Awekotuku. "Wearing moko: Maori facial marking in today’s world." (2004): 191-203.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Large pōwhiri expected for new professor - The University of Auckland". Arts.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  2. ↑ "Māori social identities in New Zealand and Hawai'i". Researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz. Retrieved 2017-10-26.


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