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Els Russell imageResearch Fellow
Teaching FellowBA (Otago), DPH (Otago), MPH (Otago)

Email els.russell@otago.ac.nz

Els graduated with a BA in economics and human geography from Otago in 2018 and recently completed her MPH in 2022 titled: A Place to Call Home: Māori experiences of social housing in Ōtautahi Christchurch. Her MPH utilised a Kaupapa Māori methodology and qualitative methods. She is currently working as both a research fellow and teaching fellow in the department.

Her research interests are the social determinants of health and in particular how social policy is experienced by Māori. She is also interested in health economics and health funding decision-making.

Publications

Curl, A., Samba Sibam, S., Whitehead, J., Mattioli, G., Russell, E., Kiddle, R., … Wiki, J. (2026). A socio-spatial analysis of vulnerability to increases in motor fuel costs in Aotearoa NZ. Findings, (July). doi: 10.32866/001c.164147 Journal - Research Article

Sims, E., McKerchar, C., Curl, A., Bidwell, S., Martin, G., Russell, E., & Crossin, R. (2026). “It's such a luxury, we may as well get something we really want”: A qualitative exploration of public perceptions of health and public health implications of on-demand delivery. Social Science & Medicine, 405, 119545. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2026.119545 Journal - Research Article

Berghan, J., & Russell, E. (2025). Onto the ladder: Alternative tenure pathways helping Māori into home ownership. Proceedings of Indigenous Futures International Conference: Indigenous Futures Unbound: Reimagining Indigenous Futures Through Knowledge and Praxis. Retrieved from https://indigenous-futures.org/news-events/ifc-conference-2025 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Quigg, R., & Russell, E. (2025). Indigenous rights and managed public land: A Critical Treaty Analysis of urban parks and reserves in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Proceedings of Indigenous Futures International Conference: Indigenous Futures Unbound: Reimagining Indigenous Futures Through Knowledge and Praxis. Retrieved from https://indigenous-futures.org/news-events/ifc-conference-2025 Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Russell, E., Quigg, R., & Macdonald, H. (2025). A scoping review exploring the relationships between Indigenous peoples and parks and reserves: Just more colonial structures. Settler Colonial Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/2201473X.2025.2594504 Journal - Research Article

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