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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 4979
Email
katrina.bryant@otago.ac.nz

University Links

Position
Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean (Māori), School of Physiotherapy
Qualifications
BPhty MPhty
Research summary
Kaupapa Māori research, clinical physiotherapy, rehabilitation and falls prevention

Research

  1. Kaupapa Māori Research in physiotherapy with specific emphasis on:
    Māori centric application of rehabilitation and injury prevention within Māori communities, working alongside iwi, hapū, whānau to conduct research answering self-identified hauora issues, cultural safety, Mātauaka Māori and data sovereignty issue, curriculum development of Hauora Māori curriculum throughout undergraduate physiotherapy education and supporting Māori student achievement in research and undergraduate study.
  2. Clinical research developing biomechanical analysis specific to clinical physiotherapy application. This includes specific interests in posture, running gait and movement patterns required for activities of daily life, morphological anthropology and physiotherapy techniques to facilitate designed movements.
  3. Applying indigenous movement patterns and tradition into rehabilitation to engage indigenous populations accessing relevant physiotherapy and rehabilitation services. Katrina has created a network of international indigenous Health Researchers involved in indigenous Movement for Rehabilitation incorporating indigenous knowledge and exercises for health research within indigenous communities. Katrina hopes to strengthen her ties within this network and conduct further collaborative work in this space.
  4. Falls prevention with specific emphasis on engaging ageing Māori into community strengthening and balance exercise programmes. Taurite Tū research is direct Kaupapa Māori research that Katrina has led, out of Te Rūnanga o Ōtākou.

Publications

Rudland, J., Al-Busaidi, I., Aldabe, D., Bryant, K., Gray, A., Jones, V., Kane, P., Ma, S., Moffat, S., Noller, G., Peterson, A., Ross, J., Sopoaga, F., & Anderson, L. (2026). Unacceptable behaviours towards health professional students: Suggestions for improvement. Proceedings of the Australian & New Zealand Association for Health Professional Educators (ANZAHPE) Conference: Weaving Connection Nau te routou, naku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. 417. Retrieved from https://www.anzahpe.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Fary, R., Arnold, B., Bryant, K., Bullen, J., Jones, A., Nelson, C., … Conley, B. (2026). Moving forward together. Part 4: Advancing physical therapy education for Indigenous musculoskeletal health. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 56(5), 272-276. doi: 10.2519/jospt.2025.13740 Journal - Research Other

Pōtiki Bryant, K. (2025). He Taura Takata: Ageing together: What that can look like from a Te Ao Māori perspective [Keynote]. Proceedings of the New Zealand Association of Gerontology (NZAG) Conference: Ageing Together. (pp. 17). Retrieved from http://gerontology.org.nz Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Vlietstra, L., Pōtiki Bryant, K., Hale, L., Dando, M., & Waters, D. L. (2025). Physical activity to prevent older adult falls: An Aotearoa New Zealand approach [Atividade física para prevenir quedas em idosos: Uma abordagem da Aotearoa Nova Zelândia]. Revista Brasileira de Atividade Física & Saúde, 29, e0366. doi: 10.12820/rbafs.29e0366 Journal - Research Other

Bryant, K. (2024, April). Taurite Tū and designing for impact, with live demonstration. Verbal presentation at the Ageing Well Symposium: The Ageing Well Journey: From Vision to Reality: Ka mua, ka muri, Wellington, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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