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Food and diabetes: the underlying factors that determine food practices of Tongan
Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) prevalence is highest among Pacific, Indian and Maori population in New Zealand. Food is one of the major diabetes management and treatment.Funding proposalsTe Ao Mārama: Disability perspectives of tāngata whaikaha Māori
Indigenous people worldwide have diverse historical and contemporary impacts of disablement arising from colonisation and dysfunction that are in themselves disabling.Funding proposalsThe impact of micro-environment composition on oocyte developmental competency
I am the first person in my immediate family to undertake a tertiary education and have recently completed a Masters Research thesis.Funding proposalsNovel methods of infant feeding in New Zealand - cause for concern or optimism?
Researchers, health professionals, and policy makers know surprisingly little about how and what infants are fed during their remarkable journey from consuming a 100% milk diet at birth, to consuming the same foods as their family around their first birthdFunding proposalsBuilt environment and active transport to school: BEATS Natural Experiment
Physical inactivity and sedentary lifestyles among adolescents are global public health problems which increase the risk of obesity and reduced psychosocial health.Funding proposalsGlycotoxicity in the diabetic heart - novel treatment targets
Diabetes is an epidemic disease, and is associated with specific damage to the heart. The nature of this injury is poorly understood and there is no specific therapy.Funding proposalsStaying at home: A Qualitative descriptive study on Pacific palliative care
There is limited research available on palliative health for Pacific people. The available research suggests Pacific peoples prefer to die at home, and that Pacific persons with a palliative diagnosis experience significant burden from hospital admission.Funding proposalsDeglutition (swallowing) in advanced age
Central to the New Zealand lifestyle is eating and drinking, which carry even deeper significance in Māori culture.Funding proposalsNga kaiwhakaako, whakapakari tinana me te hauora hinengaro
The kaupapa is to investigate psychological resilience factors among personal trainers/coaches/community leaders (kaiwhakaako) who are Māori and work closely with Māori in an exercise-related capacity.Funding proposalsAn mHealth approach: Reducing cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among Pacific people living in NZ
Pacific people experience a disproportionately high burden of CVD in New Zealand. Despite a steady decline since the 1980’s, CVD remains the principle cause of death among Pacific populations.Funding proposalsManipulating rewards to treat maladaptive brain disorders: focus on tinnitus
Tinnitus, chronic pain, depression, obesity and addiction are common neurological and neuropsychiatric conditions that impose significant negative impact on individuals and society and lack effective treatments.Funding proposalsAddressing clinical questions in gout using genetic data
In Aoteoroa / New Zealand 6% of Māori, 8% of Pacific and 3% of European people have the arthritis gout and there is co-morbidity with other serious diseases, such as diabetes, heart and kidney disease.Funding proposalsRacial and ethnic bias among registered nurses
My PhD research will build upon my findings from my Masters thesis, by further exploring health equity, cultural safety, and nursing.Funding proposalsDoubling down on DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK): Radiosensitisers for head & neck cancer
Radiotherapy is a cornerstone modality in modern cancer treatment. DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK) plays a key role in repair of radiation-induced DNA damage.Funding proposalsTransitions to gout research (TIGER) study
Gout is a painful arthritis caused by urate crystals that form in the joints of people with high blood urate levels.Funding proposalsICare-FASTER Improving care by FAster risk-STratification in the EmeRgency dept.
New Zealand was the first country in the world to have access to and test the next generation of bedside blood test for heart attacks.Funding proposalsCharacterisation of synthetic cannabinoid signalling bias and toxicity
Novel psychoactive substances containing synthetic cannabinoids are the most rapidly growing class of recreational drugs.Funding proposalsTackling antimicrobial resistance
Bacterial resistance to existing antibiotics is now recognised as a major global health threat. It has been estimated that by the year 2050, 10 million lives per annum may be at risk due to drug-resistant infections.Funding proposalsSexting and NZ born Niuean adolescent females
A key finding from this research was the use of ‘sexting’.Funding proposalsKa Ora - exploring the healing potential of birth
Birth can be an empowering and uplifting experience. Birth can also be traumatic. Birth for Māori women and their whānau in the context of historical trauma could provide opportunities for healing.Funding proposalsNew drugs for the post-antibiotic era by targeting glutamate racemase
There is an urgent need to develop new antimicrobials as the world-wide spread of drug-resistant bacteria threatens to create a post-antibiotic era in which diseases like tuberculosis and even routine bacterial infection cannot be effectively treated.Funding proposalsEthnic differences in the uptake of healthcare services: A microanalysis
There is extensive acknowledgement and evidence that ethnic gaps (particularly for Maori and Pacific Peoples) exist in the rates of GP registration, immunisation and dental checks.Funding proposalsEnvironmental effects on cardiometabolic biomarkers in Pacific peoples
Improved screening and management of cardiometabolic conditions have resulted in small health gains for Pacific peoples. Innovative approaches to reduce this burden in the Pacific population are required.Funding proposalsSerum phosphate to improve outcomes for dialysis patients: The PHOSPHATE trial
Over 4500 New Zealanders live with kidney failure requiring treatment with dialysis or a kidney transplant. Although dialysis is life-sustaining, the death rate is unacceptably high at 13 per 100-person-years.Funding proposalsThe anti-cancer properties of traditional remedies
This feasibility study will explore the anti-cancer properties of a combination of turmeric and papaya (esi) leaves.Funding proposalsTe Tino Rangatiratanga o te Mate Ikura Roro
My Masters is part of a larger project aiming to investigate the implementation and sustainability of a community-based initiative in which Māori stroke survivors are employed to provide peer support for other Māori stroke survivors and whānau members.Funding proposalsTeaching to improve health outcomes for peritoneal dialysis: The TEACH-PD trial
Peritoneal dialysis provides a way for patients to do dialysis at home that can be easily learned and is lower cost than hospital-based dialysis. Peritoneal dialysis may not be possible when severe infection causes complications.Funding proposalsTairāwhiti waka, Tairāwhiti tāngata - Examining Tairāwhiti voyaging philosophies
The aims of this PhD project are: to investigate the Tairāwhiti (East Coast) philosophy of voyaging and to examine how the Tairāwhiti waka contributes to community health outcomes.Funding proposalsIs elevated cardiac fibrosis in Pacific patients associated with reduced klotho?
Diabetes is known risk factor for development of heart disease, and Pacific people are more likely to develop diabetes (11.1%) compared to Maori (7.6%) and NZ European (4.9%).Funding proposalsCirculating miRNAs in maternal blood as biomarkers for preterm birth
Pregnancy complications, including preterm birth (8% of births in New Zealand), have significant health impacts on the mother and baby, in addition to significant healthcare costs.Funding proposalsSystematic Review and Clinical Audit of Non-Communicable Diseases in Rarotonga
The aim of this project is to determine the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the Cook Islands by conducting a systematic literature review of NCDs in the Pacific and undertaking a clinical audit of NCDs in the Cook Islands.Funding proposalsThe Immunogenetics of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Acute Rheumatic Fever (ARF) can develop after infections with Group A Streptococcal (GAS) bacteria. If untreated, this can lead to Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD).Funding proposals