Our interdisciplinary teams include researchers from a wide range of specialties within the University of Otago, as well as other universities and research agencies in New Zealand and Internationally.
The Centre also has a commitment to postgraduate teaching, and houses postgraduate students whose areas of study align with staff research interests.
Administration
- Research Professor Janet Stephenson - On research and study leave from 1 February 2021 to mid-January 2022
- Research Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston - Acting Director
- Gwenda Crawford - Research Administrator
- Nicki Topliss - Research Administrator
- Amber Bridgman - Kaiāwhina
- Fiona Gray - Project Administrator Kainga and climate change
Research staff
- Dr Karly Burch
- Professor Hugh Campbell
- Professor Merata Kawharu
- Research Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston
- Dr Jen Purdie
- Research Professor Janet Stephenson
- Associate Professor Priscilla Wehi
PhD students
- Marufa Akther
- Suus Agnes Claessen
- Katharine Cresswell Riol - Submitted
- Lucia Danzi
- Jefferson Dew
- Carsten Dortans
- Kakau Foliaki
- Rajan Chandra Ghosh
- Rudi Kresna - Submitted
- Jamie Metzger
- Sonja Mueller
- Angella Ndaka
- Shakti Raj Shrestha
- Will Stovall - Submitted
- Raaniera Te Whata - Submitted
- Benjamin Dudley Tombs
- Abbi Virens
- David Wither
Masters students
Visitors
- Emeritus Professor Tom Brooking
- Associate Professor James Beattie
- Associate Professor Daniel Jaffee
- Dr Dawn Nafus
- Dr Ann Pomeroy
Advisory Board
- Professor Peter Crampton
- Rauru Kirikiri
- Geoff Mavromatis
- Matt Matahaere
- Jinty MacTavish
- Lynette Carter
Research Affiliates
We have many Research Affiliates from both within New Zealand and around the world who we work with both directly and indirectly.
