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Email hitaua.arahanga-doyle@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 5698Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle profile image

Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle’s (Ngāi Tahu, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) research focuses on the field of social psychology, often linking elements of core Māori values, such as whanaungatanga, with contemporary social psychological theories, such as belonging and social-identity. His further fields of study have examined adolescent resilience, self-esteem, and cultural understanding of identity.

Prinicipal Investigator for Te Pūnaha Matatini

Hitaua received his PhD from the University of Otago in 2021. During his PhD (2019) Hitaua received a Fulbright Graduate award and conducted research at Stanford University and Northwestern University as a Visiting Student Researcher. In 2020, Hitaua was a winner of the University of Otago’s ‘20Twenties Young Alumni Award’ and in 2022 he was profiled in the University’s magazine, He Kitenga – Talented Futures.

Teaching

Research interests

  • Social Psychology
  • Kaupapa Māori Psychology
  • Social belonging and ostracism
  • Cultural and cross-cultural psychology

Publications

Fox, R., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Johnson, F. N., Ritchie, T., Rose, B. M., Petaera-Rukuwai, E., & Winter, T. (2025). Tales from the trenches: The barriers to and facilitators of decolonizing doctoral research in psychology departments of Aotearoa. American Psychologist, 80(8), 1272-1284. doi: 10.1037/amp0001492 Journal - Research Article

Hunter, J. A., Clarke, H., Keenan, G., Moradi, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Boyes, M., Ruffman, T., … Mason, A., … Scarf, D. (2025). Social identity is associated with the long-term growth of personal efficacy in an Adventure Education Program (AEP). Group Dynamics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/gdn0000231 Journal - Research Article

Jamieson, I., Winter, T., Mason, A., Fehoko, E., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Fox, R., & Scarf, D. (2025). Indigenous people display lower mental illness stigma in Aotearoa. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 59(2), 162-170. doi: 10.1177/00048674241307159 Journal - Research Article

Du, K., Hunter, J. A., Yogeeswaran, K., Scarf, D., Arahanga-Doyle, H., & Ruffman, T. (2025). Information regarding shared genes between humans improves attitudes towards world members. European Journal of Social Psychology, 55, 70-82. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.3111 Journal - Research Article

Garcia, C., Grant, E., Treharne, G. J., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Lucassen, M. F. G., Scarf, D., … Rapsey, C. (2025). ‘We’ll be okay together’: Navigating challenges as queer university students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui, 55(1), 32-46. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2235297 Journal - Research Article

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