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Cheryl Davies ImageSenior Practice Fellow
Ngāti Raukawa / Ngāti Mutunga ki Te Wharekauri

Contact

Tel +64 4 939 4629
Email c.davies@otago.ac.nz or cheryl@kokiri-hauora.org.nz

Research interests and activities

Cheryl Davies (Ngāti Raukawa / Ngāti Mutunga ki Te Wharekauri) is a Māori Health Researcher with Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare and also in the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) research group.

Cheryl has managed the services of the Tu Kotahi Māori Asthma and Research Trust over the past 32 years and has worked in Māori health over the past 40 years. She has a keen interest in research that prioritises action aimed at improving outcomes and reducing inequities for Māori communities.

Publications

Davies, C., Timu-Parata, C., Signal, V., Baker, M., Firestone, R., Kvalsvig, A., Robson, B., & Waa, A. (2026). Integrating a whānau-ora approach in primary care to mitigate the impact of syndemics: Whānau and key informant views. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 32, PY25241. doi: 10.1071/py25241 Journal - Research Article

Osborne, E., Davies, C., & Shaw, C. (2026). Health benefits of the HIKO e-bike programme: A qualitative study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 139(1630), 13-21. doi: 10.26635/6965.7008 Journal - Research Article

King, P. T., Paki Paki, N., Cormack, D., Davies, C., Timutimu, R., Baker, G., Ingham, T., Jones, B., Cole, M., & Kemp, C. (2026). Poipoia te kākano kia puāwai: The operationalisation of Māori data sovereignty in Aotearoa: A scoping literature review. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 56, e70029. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/snz2.70029 Journal - Research Other

Osborne, E., Davies, C., & Shaw, C. (2026). Fun, confidence and better health: Inside a year on an e-bike. The Briefing, (27 February). Retrieved from https://www.phcc.org.nz/briefing/fun-confidence-and-better-health-inside-year-e-bike Journal - Research Other

Hancox, R. J., Jones, S. L., Baggott, C., Candy, S., Corna, N., Davies, C., Fingleton, J., … Rhodes, S., … Young, R. (2025). New Zealand Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Guidelines: 2025 update. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1625), 59-63. doi: 10.26635/6965.7149 Journal - Research Other

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