An Australia-based Cook Islander elected as a student representative for Pasifika distance learners at Massey University is working on forming a “Kuki Club” for students and alumni around the world.
New Pasifika associate professors - hurdles and highlights
Four new Pasifika academic promotions (from top left) are Associate Professors Siautu Alefaio, Tracie Mafile o, Natasha Tassell-Matamua and (below) Jodie Hunter.
Empowering Pasifika youth through teaching mathematics from a cultural perspective and bringing a Pasifika and a Māori lens to Western traditions of psychology are among the ground-breaking academic achievements of Pasifika staff recently promoted to associate professors.
Mathematics education researcher Associate Professor Jodie Hunter (Institute of Education), and psychologist Associate Professor Siautu Alefaio (School of Psychology) are among the four Pasifika staff recently promoted – resulting a significant boost to the number of Pasifika staff at associate professor level.
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