Associate Professor Suzanne Pitama (Ngāti Kahungunu) has been appointed to the HRC Board and to the position of Chair on the HRC Māori Health Committee, replacing Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith, CNZM (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Porou).
Associate Professor Pitama is a registered psychologist who has been involved in Māori health research for more than 18 years. She is a keen advocate for kaupapa Māori-based methodologies and has interests in child mental health, Māori access to quality health services, and indigenous curriculum development. She is Associate Dean Māori and Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, Christchurch, as well as Director of the university’s Māori Indigenous Health Institute.
The HRC very much looks forward to working with Associate Professor Pitama in her two new roles.
Listen to Associate Professor Pitama talk about her appointments on Radio Waatea.