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
- Associate Professor Janet Stephenson - Director
- Dr Caroline Orchiston - Deputy 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
- Dr Caroline Orchiston
- Associate Professor Janet Stephenson
PhD students
- Suus Agnes Claessen
- Katharine Cresswell Riol
- Lucia Danzi
- Jefferson Dew
- Carsten Dortans
- Kakau Foliaki
- Rajan Chandra Ghosh
- Rudi Kresna
- Jamie Metzger
- Sonja Mueller
- Angella Ndaka
- Shakti Raj Shrestha
- Will Stovall
- Raaniera Te Whata
- 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
- Dr Lynette Carter
- Matt Matahaere
- Jinty MacTavish
Research Affiliates
We have many Research Affiliates from both within New Zealand and around the world who we work with both directly and indirectly.
