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HRC Research Repository

This library contains details of HRC-funded studies over the past 10 years, including study title, lay summary, lead investigator, host organisation, the sum awarded, year of study commencement, and contract duration.
  • Kei hea te komako e ko? Listening to Whanau voices to cultivate whanau ora

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $244,020.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Elizabeth Kerekere
    ,
    Mrs Leslynne Jackson
    ,
    Ms Lavinia Poutu
    ,
    Laine Higham
    ,
    Dr Emily Cooney
    ,
    Ms Alofa Aiono
    ,
    Mrs Deborah Hancock
    Host:
    Te Runanga o Turanganui a Kiwa
    Proposal type
    Ngā Kanohi Kitea Project Grant
  • The gift of life - exploring Maori perpectives on bone marrow donation

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $53,650.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Keri Topperwien
    ,
    Dr Naomi Simmonds
    Host:
    Dream Chaser Foundation - A Chace Topperwien Charity
    Proposal type
    Ngā Kanohi Kitea Development Grant
  • Co-designing whānau stories to reduce opioid use for chronic pain in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,792.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Hemakumar Devan
    ,
    Ms Cheryl Davies
    ,
    Professor Lisa Te Morenga
    ,
    Miss Eva Morunga
    ,
    Dr Debbie Bean
    ,
    Ms Susan Reid
    ,
    Dr Jane Thomas
    ,
    Dr Leinani Aiono-Le Tagaloa
    ,
    Professor Tony Dowell
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Enabling supported decision-making: mental health advance preference statements

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,976.46
    Researchers:
    Dr Sarah Gordon
    ,
    Dr Katey Thom
    ,
    Associate Professor Giles Newton-Howes
    ,
    Professor Paul Glue
    ,
    Ms Jessie Lenagh-glue
    ,
    Mr Johnnie Potiki
    ,
    Dr Armon Tamatea
    ,
    Professor Kris Gledhill
    ,
    Miss Constance Jefferson
    ,
    Wi Te Tau Huata
    ,
    Associate Professor Anthony O'Brien
    ,
    Dr Rees Tapsell
    ,
    Ms Areann Libline
    ,
    Dr Dave Snell
    ,
    Ms Suzette Poole
    ,
    Mr David Austin
    ,
    Ms Joanna Price
    ,
    Mr Wheeti Maipi
    ,
    Ms Rachel Tester
    ,
    Professor Tony Dowell
    ,
    Professor James Stanley
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • The STEPCARE trial

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,910.75
    Researchers:
    Professor Paul Young
    ,
    Dr James Moore
    ,
    Miss Kirsha Delaney
    ,
    Mrs Leanlove Navarra
    ,
    Mrs Anna Hunt
    ,
    Professor Niklas Nielsen
    ,
    Dr Manoj Saxena
    ,
    Professor Markus Skrifvars
    ,
    Dr Gisela Lilja
    ,
    Professor Janus Jakobsen
    ,
    Miss Bianca Crichton
    Host:
    Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • The need for FASD intervention: Prevalence and knowledge in Youth Justice

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,998.95
    Researchers:
    Dr Joanna Ting Wai Chu
    ,
    Associate Professor David Newcombe
    ,
    Associate Professor Raewyn Mutch
    ,
    Dr Valerie McGinn
    ,
    Mr Ashley Seaford
    ,
    Mrs Horiana Jones
    ,
    Professor Christopher Bullen
    ,
    Professor Anita Gibbs
    ,
    Dr Jessica McCormack
    ,
    Ms Varsha Parag
    ,
    Dr Felicity Ware
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Embedding accessible communication in post-stroke care

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,327,995.85
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Clare McCann
    ,
    Associate Professor Felicity Bright
    ,
    Dr Karen Brewer
    ,
    Dr Meghann Grawburg
    ,
    Mrs Gwen Kerrison
    ,
    Dr Robyn O'Halloran
    ,
    Professor Nicola Kayes
    ,
    Dr Ashlea Gillon
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Exploring the early experiences of the assisted dying service in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,972.80
    Researchers:
    Dr Jessica Young
    ,
    Dr Jeanne Snelling
    ,
    Associate Professor Gary Cheung
    ,
    Associate Professor Jackie Robinson
    ,
    Dr Te Hurinui Karaka-Clarke
    ,
    Associate Professor Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
    ,
    Professor Ben White
    ,
    Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
    ,
    Dr Aida Dehkhoda
    ,
    Professor Kate Diesfeld
    ,
    Associate Professor Richard Egan
    ,
    Kate Reid
    ,
    Dr Heather Davey
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Kanohi-ki-te-kanohi me te matihiko approaches: Promoting equity in stroke rehab

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,385,299.55
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Nada Signal
    ,
    Dr Alan Davis
    ,
    Professor Robyn Whittaker
    ,
    Associate Professor Deborah Heke
    ,
    Ms Bobbie-Jo Wilson
    ,
    Professor Denise Taylor
    ,
    Professor Nicola Kayes
    ,
    Professor Anna Ranta
    ,
    Dr Lynne Clay
    ,
    Associate Professor Felicity Bright
    ,
    Professor Paul Brown
    ,
    Associate Professor Nadia Charania
    ,
    Mrs Susan Binks
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Self-assessment of ongoing pregnancy after early medical abortion; an RCT

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,209,795.80
    Researchers:
    Dr Michelle Wise
    ,
    Dr Evelyn MacDonald
    ,
    Dr Alison Knowles
    ,
    Dr Sally Talbot
    ,
    Ms Isis McKay
    ,
    Dr Simon Snook
    ,
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Ms Misty Edmonds
    ,
    Mrs Brittany Gibbons
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Development & implementation of national nutrition guidelines for preterm babies

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,389,842.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Barbara Cormack
    ,
    Professor Frank Bloomfield
    ,
    Associate Professor Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Ms Tamara Nickerson
    ,
    Dr Lisa Kremer
    ,
    Dr Tanith Alexander
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Evidence-based management of Long COVID

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,399,904.30
    Researchers:
    Associate Professor Mona Jeffreys
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Russell
    ,
    Dr Lis Ellison-Loschmann
    ,
    Dr Anna Brooks
    ,
    Dr David Davies-Payne
    ,
    Associate Professor Rosie Dobson
    ,
    Professor Tupa'ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone
    ,
    Dr Fiona McKenzie
    ,
    Dr Claire O'Loughlin
    ,
    Dr Sarah Rhodes
    ,
    Fiona Dunford
    ,
    Dr Rochelle Ellison-Lupena
    ,
    Dr Janet McDonald
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Whanake te Kura - flourishing pēpi and whānau

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $1,392,637.00
    Researchers:
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    ,
    Ms Shelley Smith
    ,
    Associate Professor Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Professor Trecia Wouldes
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Russell
    ,
    Dr Anna Adcock
    ,
    Professor Stacie Geller
    ,
    Mrs Francesca Storey
    ,
    Dr Melanie Gibson
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Health Delivery Project
  • Improving solid tumour lymphocyte infiltration using bioinspired nanosystem

    Year:
    2022
    Approved budget:
    $404,699.85
    Researchers:
    Dr Guo-Liang Lu
    ,
    Professor William Denny
    ,
    Professor Dr Jingyuan Wen
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    China Biomedical Project
  • Understanding the Experiences and Needs of Māori with Eating Disorders

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $95,939.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Bailey Rose
    ,
    Associate Professor Clive Aspin
    ,
    Professor Marc Wilson
    Host:
    Victoria University of Wellington, Research Trust of
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • Scleral shell prosthesis practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $259,800.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Janice Yeoman
    ,
    Associate Professor Stuti Misra
    ,
    Dr Brian Sloan
    ,
    Dr Keith Pine
    ,
    Associate Professor Robert Jacobs
    ,
    Professor Charles McGhee ONZM
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Mō ngā uri whakatipu: Women leaders paving a pathway for future generations

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $127,362.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Stacey Ruru
    ,
    Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere
    ,
    Dr Amohia Boulton
    ,
    Mr Utiku Potaka
    Host:
    Whakauae Research Services
    Proposal type
    Māori Health PhD Scholarship
  • Modelling the health and equity impacts of a range of dietary policies in NZ

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $600,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Cristina Cleghorn
    ,
    Dr Anja Mizdrak
    ,
    Dr Linda Cobiac
    ,
    Dr William Kaye-Blake
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Wāhine Māori experiences of recovery from addiction, a Kaupapa Māori perspective

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $30,632.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Lena Kemp
    ,
    Dr Shemana Cassim
    ,
    Dr Pita King
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Masters Scholarship
  • Generating hypertension to prevent mortality in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $599,966.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Angus Lindsay
    ,
    Professor Aaron Russell
    ,
    Dr Tanya Cully
    ,
    Dr Nicola Scott
    ,
    Professor Christopher Charles
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • An Exploratory Qualitative Study with Maori Whānau Experiences with ROPEE

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $7,500.00
    Researchers:
    Ms Kendall Coker
    ,
    Dr Lisa Kremer
    ,
    Associate Professor Liza Edmonds
    ,
    Professor Beverley Lawton
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Summer Studentship
  • Associations and mechanisms linking transport and health: outcome-wide analyses

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $599,983.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Sandar Tin Tin
    ,
    Professor Alistair Woodward
    ,
    Dr Alana Cavadino
    ,
    Dr Michael Hale
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Māori experiences and expectations of kaumātua care

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $666,431.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Joanna Hikaka
    ,
    Associate Professor Anneka Anderson
    ,
    Professor Christopher Cunningham
    ,
    Professor Papaarangi Reid
    ,
    Dr Katherine Bloomfield
    ,
    Associate Professor Hamish Jamieson
    ,
    Professor Ngaire Kerse MNZM
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • A novel approach to keratoconus screening and treatment programme in New Zealand

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $10,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Ben O'Keeffe
    ,
    Dr Sheng Chiong Hong
    ,
    Dr Renoh Johnson Chalakkal
    ,
    Chuen Yen Hong
    ,
    Associate Professor Graham Wilson
    ,
    Dr Kelechi Ogbuehi
    Host:
    oDocs Eye Care
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Development Grant
  • Factors influencing career choices among Pacific doctors in Aotearoa

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $173,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Melbourne Mauiliu-Wallis
    ,
    Associate Professor Michelle Locke
    ,
    Dr Sereana Naepi
    ,
    Professor Andrew Hill
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Clinical Training Fellowship
  • Nutrition, growth and outcomes of moderate-late preterm babies

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $469,667.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Tanith Alexander
    ,
    Professor Frank Bloomfield
    ,
    Associate Professor Michael Meyer
    ,
    Dr Yannan Jiang
    Host:
    Health New Zealand - Counties Manukau
    Proposal type
    Clinical Practitioner Research Fellowship
  • Health Benefits of Fagatua Indigenous Tokelau Wrestling for Tokelauan Youth

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $133,550.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Ilai Elekana Manū
    ,
    Professor Tupa'ilevaililigi Ridvan Firestone
    ,
    Professor Te Kani Kingi
    Host:
    Massey University
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health PhD Scholarship
  • Experiences of people receiving therapy for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $171,990.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Grace Griffiths
    ,
    Dr Jennifer Dunn
    ,
    Dr Bronwyn Lennox Thompson
    ,
    Associate Professor Deborah Snell
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Concept of Kato Polopola - Holistic approach to diabetes management

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $5,000.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Soana Muimuiheata
    ,
    Associate Professor Gael Mearns
    ,
    Associate Professor Sione Vaka
    ,
    Professor Elizabeth Smythe
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Knowledge Translation Grant
  • Reducing the equity gap for Pacific peoples with diabetes

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $124,550.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Janina Galewski
    ,
    Associate Professor Lynne Chepulis
    ,
    Dr Apo Aporosa
    ,
    Associate Professor Ryan Paul
    ,
    Dr Leanne Te Karu
    Host:
    University of Waikato
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health PhD Scholarship
  • Developing novel treatments for HFpEF by studying vagal control of the heart

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $571,138.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Julia Shanks
    ,
    Associate Professor Rohit Ramchandra
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Sir Charles Hercus Fellowship
  • Mental Health in Elite Athletes

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $260,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Connor Silvester
    ,
    Associate Professor Liesje Donkin
    ,
    Professor Dr Patria Hume
    ,
    Dr Trevor Clark
    ,
    Professor Richard Siegert
    Host:
    Auckland University of Technology
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Emergency ambulance care in out-of-hospital deaths: Whānau experience

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $265,000.00
    Researchers:
    Mrs Eillish-Kate Satchell
    ,
    Dr Natalie Anderson
    ,
    Professor Merryn Gott
    ,
    Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Māori Health Clinical Training Fellowship
  • The Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) phenotype in Aotearoa/New Zealand

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $260,007.00
    Researchers:
    Dr Eileen McManus
    Host:
    The University of Auckland
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Determinants of abdominal aortic aneurysm risk in New Zealand

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $110,104.00
    Researchers:
    Mr Andrew Kindon
    ,
    Dr Matthew Hobbs
    ,
    Professor Simon Kingham
    ,
    Professor Justin Roake
    Host:
    University of Canterbury
    Proposal type
    Clinical Research Training Fellowship
  • Improving management, diagnosis and prevention of scrub typhus among Ni-Vanuatu

    Year:
    2023
    Approved budget:
    $260,000.00
    Researchers:
    Miss Leinasei Isno
    ,
    Professor John Crump
    ,
    Associate Professor Jesse Kokaua
    Host:
    University of Otago
    Proposal type
    Pacific Health Clinical Training Fellowship