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Mauterangimarie Clark imageResearch Fellow

About Mau Te Rangimarie Clark

Mau Te Rangimarie Clark is a Research Fellow at the Māori/Indigenous Health Institute at the University of Otago, Christchurch.

Mau has a background in Anthropology and Māori Indigenous Studies, and is currently completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science.

Mau is currently engaged in several research projects, including Māori experiences of eating disorders and Māori experiences of bipolar disorder. These projects utilise Kaupapa Māori methodologies to validate the experience of the Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand, in order to identify the role and impact of systemic and organisational structures on Māori health.

Mau has a special interest in the emerging research field of Indigenous people's experience of eating disorders and the impact of ongoing colonisation on the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders.

Publications

Clark, M. T. R., Summers, N., Kane, J., Peters, S., Haitana, T., Williman, J., Huria, T., Pitama, S., & Patu, M. (2026). ‘Ka Mua, Ka Muri – Walking backwards into the future’: Quality assurance in Kaupapa Māori COVID-19 clinic: A case study of leadership insights from the MIHI Mobile Vaccination Clinici. AlterNative. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/11771801261491073 Journal - Research Article

Haitana, T., Clark, M. T. R., Gillespie, A., Peterson, D., Lockett, H., Every-Palmer, S., Lacey, C., & Cunningham, R. (2026). Cultivating inclusive healthcare ecosystems: A qualitative study on meeting the physical health needs of Māori with mental health and substance use conditions in New Zealand. Qualitative Health Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10497323261458661 Journal - Research Article

Monk, N., Barrett, E., Fitzjohn, J., Clark, M. T. R., Kerdemelidis, M., Cunningham, R., McLachlan, A., Waitoki, W., Porter, R., & Lacey, C. (2026). Cardiometabolic screening, elevated results and clinical follow-up actions in Māori and non-Māori with psychosis in Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 60(10), 931-940. doi: 10.1177/00048674261461979 Journal - Research Article

Clark, M. t. R., Jordan, J., Summers, N., Clarke, R., & McKerchar, C. (2026). Enacting policy: Mapping Kaupapa Māori aspirations onto the New Zealand Eating Issues and Eating Disorders Strategy. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1635), 68-80. doi: 10.26635/6965.7275 Journal - Research Article

Clark, M. t. R., Clark, R. T., Jordan, J., Porter, R., & Pitama, S. (2026). Shifting the Overton Window: Enhancing therapeutic outcomes for Māori experiencing Ngā Māuiui kai (eating disorders) through the integration of traditional Māori and Western healing systems in Aotearoa New Zealand. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 17, 1795945. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1795945 Journal - Research Article

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