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Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 9041
Email
robin.quigg@otago.ac.nz

University Links

Position
Pūkeka Matua - Hauora Māori / Senior Lecturer - Māori Health
Qualifications
BPRMgmt (Lincoln) MAppSci (Lincoln) PhD (Otago)
Research summary
Māori health - decolonising parks, physical activity, smokefree environments, spatial equity
Teaching
  • PUBH712 Foundations of Hauora Māori
  • PUBH304 Māori Health Research
Memberships
  • Co-chair, Te Poutama Māori - the University of Otago's Māori Academic Caucus
  • Member of Te Kahui Kura Māori, the Māori Advisory Group for Recreation Aotearoa
  • Member of Te Ira Kāwai – Auckland Regional Biobank Scientific Advisory Board

Research

I have a wide range of research interests with experience in physical activity and playgrounds (with accelerometers and GPS units), smokefree environment policy evaluation, and equity in tertiary education.

I am particularly interested in decolonising spaces, such as parks, as they are largely westernised concept, reflecting the industrial revolution distinction between work and leisure, with the parks the result of colonisation, space taken from indigenous cultures. They are not innocuous features of the landscape especially in cities, but result from colonialist intervention, and have culturally specific dimensions. However, urban parks are often cited as health-saving spaces, such as supporting sustainable goals and enhancing mental well-being, as well as facilitating or increasing physical activity levels of a population.

Other current research projects

Tirohia ki ngā whaitua auahi kore - Looking at smokefree environments: This project is part of the University of Otago's Cancer Society Research Collaboration.

It is The Last Straw! Determining relevant social determinants of health to play the game in Aotearoa: this is a Canadian board game developed to support their teaching about the social determinants of health. A collaboration is underway with the game developers to review the social determinants of health model that underpins the game in its current form, and propose a version that reflects model of the social determinants of health relevant for Aotearoa.

Publications

Marsh, L., Doscher, C., Iosua, E., Quigg, R., & Tomintz, M. (2024). What impact would tobacco retailer proximity limit have on tobacco availability in New Zealand? Tobacco Control, 33, 215-220. doi: 10.1136/tc-2022-057462 Journal - Research Article

Marsh, L., McNoe, B., Venter, N., Quigg, R., Notoa, F., & Reeder, A. I. (2023). Awareness of cancer among adolescents: A study of nine focus groups in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/hpja.826 Journal - Research Article

Quigg, R. (2023). Creating a new day with gifts of the past. Otago Daily Times, (15 May). Retrieved from https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/creating-new-day-gifts-past Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Marsh, L., Iosua, E., Parkinson, L., Doscher, C., & Quigg, R. (2023). Is the neighbourhood context important for a tobacco retailer proximity policy? Health & Place, 82, 103032. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2023.103032 Journal - Research Article

Quigg, R., Kewene, F., & Morgaine, K. C. (2023). Initiating decolonization: From The Last Straw! to Whāriki. AlterNative. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/11771801231167913 Journal - Research Other

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