PhD Scholarship Opportunity | Cannabis Policy & Public Health

We are offering a fully funded PhD scholarship as part of a New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi Rutherford Discovery Fellowship–funded research programme examining cannabis legalisation through the lens of commercial determinants of health. The research programme investigates how the new legal cannabis industry shape information environment, lobby and influence regulatory processes, and promote industry-friendly narratives in digital spaces.

See full scholarship details here. To apply or for more information, contact: Associate Professor Marta Rychert – m.rychert@massey.ac.nz

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Join our online study of digital marketing
Join our online study of digital marketing

The SHORE & Whariki Research Centre has begun a new collaboration with the University of Queensland and the Australian Ad Observatory, investigating the digital advertising people receive when using social media. The first stage is in Aotearoa New Zealand and following this will involve collaborators in Philippines, Brazil, Mexico, South Africa and Viet Nam.

We are inviting people to donate their digital ads to the study. We are seeking 18 to 55 year-olds who regularly use social media on an Android phone. The study uses an innovative and largely automated online tool, so a participant’s main task is simply to use social media as usual for a two-week period. A gift voucher is provided to thank people for their contribution.

If you would like to take part and help with our study, apply here: digitalmarketing.shore.ac.nz

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Guiding whānau towards affordable homeownership
Guiding whānau towards affordable homeownership

This is our first research update from the Affordable Alternative Housing Tenure Pathways project, investigating participant experiences of affordable housing and progressive home ownership programmes such as rent-to-buy, shared equity and community land trusts. It provides a preliminary look at the data from the interviews conducted with Māori whānau and focusses on insights into whanau experiences as part of both formal and informal AAHT pathways. A key takeaway was the transformative power of support and guidance. Participants shared how “having someone in your corner” such as a financial adviser or mentor was a crucial turning point that helped to make “impossible things possible.” when pursuing homeownership. In August, we’ll release our Research Update 2, which will provide broader findings from all participants from collaborating AAHT providers.

Read the full update here.

The research was funded by the BRANZ Research Levy and was conducted by Dr Simon Opit and Karen Witten in collaboration with Dr James Berghan, Els Russell and Ian Mitchell.

Waimahia, a Housing Foundation development that included PHO schemes for Māori and Pacific families.

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About 24 years of life lost: people placed in state care died earlier, more violent deaths, study finds
About 24 years of life lost: people placed in state care died earlier, more violent deaths, study finds

A new study using a large collection of demographic data has revealed the lasting and damaging consequences for children placed in state care between 1950 and 1999 - including huge disparities in life expectancy compared with the general population. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/541049/about-24-years-of-life-lost-people-placed-in-state-care-died-earlier-more-violent-deaths-study-finds

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Māori Health Research Emerging Leader Fellowships

24 May 2024

Belinda Borell

Teah Carlson

Whariki researchers Dr Belinda Borell, Ngāti Ranginui, Ngāi Te Rangi, Whakatōhea, and Dr Teah Carlson, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Waikato-Tainui, have each received a four-year fellowship from the Health Research Council. Read more about Belinda and Teah on Massey News and an item on Teah’s project published in the New Zealand Herald.

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Robin van der Sanden's PhD graduation

May 2024

Congratulations to Robin van der Sanden on graduating with a doctorate in Public Health from Massey University. Robin is pictured here with two of her supervisors, Marta Rychert and Chris Wilkins.

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New study quantifies the impact of alcohol consumption on people beyond the drinker

26 February 2024

A new study published in Addiction addresses a gap in understanding around the full scope of alcohol-related harm. It estimates the reduction in healthy years of life lived due to alcohol consumed by another was greater than the impact on the drinker themselves in Aotearoa New Zealand and provides further evidence of the disproportionate impact of alcohol products on Māori. See further detail at Massey News where lead author Sally Casswell discusses the findings.

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Associate Professor Chris Wilkins and the Drugs Research Team at SHORE & Whariki have been awarded HRC funding for a project on cannabis policy reform

27 June 2023

Associate Professor Chris Wilkins and the Drugs Research Team at SHORE & Whariki have been awarded HRC funding for a project on cannabis policy reform. See these links for further information on the project: https://www.massey.ac.nz/about/news/health-researchers-secure-funding-for-projects-with-life-changing-potential/ and https://www.hrc.govt.nz/news-and-events/research-sector-awarded-537-million-tackle-range-health-issues

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