Teah Anna Lee Carlson

Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngati Porou, Waikato-Tainui

Dr. Teah Carlson is a postdoctoral fellow, Kaupapa Māori researcher and evaluator at the Massey University Whāriki Research Centre that aims to improve health and wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand and globally.  Her work is dedicated to empowering whānau and communities by promoting Indigenous voice and control in areas such as environmental systems, climate adaptation, health services, workforce development, and governance.

Her current projects include:

The Tīpuna Project: a creative community-based collaboration between Māori and Pākehā researchers, artists, and activists in Aotearoa to experiment with the decolonial possibilities of communing with our Indigenous and settler ancestors. 

HRC programme Tangata Whenua, Tangata Ora: investigating health gains through whenua initiatives.

HRC project exploring the mental health impacts of climate change on kai sovereignty.

Ngā Pae o te Maramatanga, Matakitenga programme: Understanding and enhancing climate and oranga research in Te Tairāwhiti.

As co-editor of the Critical Psychology Journal: AWRY², Teah champions Indigenous scholarship and invites contributions from Indigenous writers across disciplines, to support their creative and critical expressions often not supported in western academia.

She also chairs the National Kaitiaki Group, overseeing the ethical use of Māori women’s cervical screening data, ensuring that this data benefits Māori communities. In addition, Teah supervises postgraduate students in areas such as Mana Wāhine leadership, Kaupapa Māori in AI, and whānau healing.

Her extensive contributions are guided by a deep commitment to fostering culturally grounded resilience, well-being, and equity for future generations.

Links:

Introducing the 2024 Māori Health Research Emerging Leader Fellowship recipients

The next generation of Māori and Pacific health research leaders Wed 22 May 2024

Reclaiming a te ao Māori approach to injury recovery

Community Research – Teah Carlson

Google Scholar – Teah Carlson

Dr Teah Anna Lee Carlson B Soc Sci (Hons), MAP, PhD

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Introducing the 2024 Māori Health Research Emerging Leader Fellowship recipients

Dr Teah Anna Lee Carlson B Soc Sci (Hons), MAP, PhD.

Ones To Watch: The Next Generation Of Māori And Pacific Health Research Leaders 22 May 2024

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