Research interests
Dr Michaela Pettie (Ngāti Pūkenga) is a Research Fellow on the EDGI study. She is investigating perspectives and experiences of eating disorders, especially the experiences for Māori and Rainbow/LBGTQIA+ community members. She is also working with tangata whenua and key communities to understand their needs and how they might support their whānau impacted by eating disorders.
Dr Pettie completed her studies in Behavioural Neurogenetics at Victoria University of Wellington. Her PhD was on the genetic and environmental factors involved in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Since completing her PhD, she has been working with people and communities. As a wāhine rainbow community member with disabilities, she is an advocate for those that are affected by trauma and chronic health issues. Over the last four years, she has worked with sexual abuse support organisations, especially the organisations who support the needs of men and members of the rainbow community.
Publications
Dixon, L., Treharne, G., Pettie, M., Bowden, C., Patterson, T., Beres, M., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Shaw, R., Eketone-Kelly, A., & Ashdown, J. (2023). Male survivors of sexual violence and abuse (SVA): Barriers and facilitators to reporting and accessing services. (pp. 1-110). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Social Development. [Technical/Scientific Report].
Cleland, L., Kennedy, H. L., Pettie, M. A., Kennedy, M. A., Bulik, C. M., & Jordan, J. (2023). Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image research in New Zealand: A scoping review. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11(1), 7. doi: 10.1186/s40337-022-00728-1
MacDermod, C., Pettie, M. A., Carrino, E. A., Cruz Garcia, S., Padalecki, S., Finch, J. E., … Kennedy, H. L., … Kennedy, M. A., Cleland, L., Jordan, J., … Bulik, C. M. (2022). Recommendations to encourage participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds in psychiatric genetic studies. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32906
Pettie, M., Dixon, L., Treharne, G., Bowden, C., Patterson, T., Beres, M., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Shaw, R., … Eketone-Kelly, K. (2021). What helps and hinders male survivors’ help-seeking behaviour in Aotearoa New Zealand? Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). (pp. 43). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/view/ischp21
Pettie, M. A. (2020). When genetic and environmental factors meet in modelling autism (PhD). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9108
Schenk, S., Hunt, M., Macaskill, A., & Pettie, M. (2019). The role of animal laboratory research in psychopharmacology. In S. M. Evans & K. M. Carpenter (Eds.), APA handbook of psychopharmacology. (pp. 61-86). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. doi: 10.1037/0000133-004
Chapter in Book - Research
Cleland, L., Kennedy, H. L., Pettie, M. A., Kennedy, M. A., Bulik, C. M., & Jordan, J. (2023). Eating disorders, disordered eating, and body image research in New Zealand: A scoping review. Journal of Eating Disorders, 11(1), 7. doi: 10.1186/s40337-022-00728-1
Journal - Research Article
Pettie, M., Oakly, A., Harper, D. N., & Ellenbroek, B. A. (2019). A genetic deletion of the serotonin transporter differentially influences the behavioural effects of MDMA. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 33(3), 355-363. doi: 10.1177/0269881118822156
Journal - Research Article
MacDermod, C., Pettie, M. A., Carrino, E. A., Cruz Garcia, S., Padalecki, S., Finch, J. E., … Kennedy, H. L., … Kennedy, M. A., Cleland, L., Jordan, J., … Bulik, C. M. (2022). Recommendations to encourage participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds in psychiatric genetic studies. American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.b.32906
Journal - Research Other
Pettie, M., Dixon, L., Treharne, G., Bowden, C., Patterson, T., Beres, M., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Shaw, R., … Eketone-Kelly, K. (2021). What helps and hinders male survivors’ help-seeking behaviour in Aotearoa New Zealand? Proceedings of the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP). (pp. 43). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/view/ischp21
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Dixon, L., Treharne, G., Pettie, M., Bowden, C., Patterson, T., Beres, M., Mirfin-Veitch, B., Shaw, R., Eketone-Kelly, A., & Ashdown, J. (2023). Male survivors of sexual violence and abuse (SVA): Barriers and facilitators to reporting and accessing services. (pp. 1-110). Wellington, New Zealand: Ministry of Social Development. [Technical/Scientific Report].
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Pettie, M. A. (2020). When genetic and environmental factors meet in modelling autism (PhD). Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10063/9108
Awarded Doctoral Degree
