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'''Carla Houkamau''' is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the [[University of Auckland]], specialising in .
'''Carla Houkamau''' is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the [[University of Auckland]], specialising in Māori identity and cultural relations.


==Academic career==
==Academic career==


Houkamau is [[Māori people|Māori]], and is of [[Ngāti Porou]], [[Ngāti Kahungunu]], [[Ngāi Tahu]] and [[Pākehā]] descent.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Meet our Deputy Deans - The University of Auckland |url=https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/business/about-business-school/our-faculty/our-people/deputy-dean.html |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.auckland.ac.nz}}</ref>
Houkamau completed a [[PhD]] titled ''Identity and socio-historical context: transformations and change among Māori women'' at the University of Auckland.<ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Identity and socio-historical context: transformations and change among Māori women|last=Houkamau|first=Carla Anne|type=PhD thesis|publisher=ResearchSpace@Auckland, [[University of Auckland]]|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2292/404|date=2006}}</ref> Houkamau then joined the faculty of the University of , rising to full professor in YEAR.


Houkamau completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree, followed by an Honours degree in Psychology, and a [[PhD]] in social psychology titled ''Identity and socio-historical context: transformations and change among Māori women'', all at the University of Auckland.<ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Identity and socio-historical context: transformations and change among Māori women|last=Houkamau|first=Carla Anne|type=PhD thesis|publisher=ResearchSpace@Auckland, [[University of Auckland]]|url=https://hdl.handle.net/2292/404|date=2006}}</ref> She also holds a Diploma in Journalism from [[Waiariki Institute of Technology]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Academic profile: Professor Carla Houkamau |url=https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/c-houkamau/about |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=University of Auckland profiles.auckland.ac.nz}}</ref> Houkamau completed postdoctoral research and then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland, before moving to a lectureship at the [[Eastern Institute of Technology]] in 2007. After two years she moved back to the University of Auckland, rising to full professor.<ref name=":1" /> Houkamau was Director of the Dame [[Mira Szászy]] Research Centre for Māori and Pacific Economic Development, and has held Associate Dean Māori and and Academic Director positions within the Auckland business school, and as of 2024 is the Deputy Dean of the school.<ref name=":0" />
Deputy dean business school<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet our Deputy Deans - The University of Auckland |url=https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/business/about-business-school/our-faculty/our-people/deputy-dean.html |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.auckland.ac.nz}}</ref> NPM<ref>{{Cite web |title=Associate Professor Carla Anne Houkamau {{!}} Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga |url=https://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/person/associate-professor-carla-anne-houkamau |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.maramatanga.ac.nz}}</ref> leader of MIFAS group<ref>{{Cite web |title=The MIFAS research group - The University of Auckland |url=https://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/maori-identity-financial-attitudes-study/NZAVS-research-group.html |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.psych.auckland.ac.nz}}</ref>

Houkamau is interested in the history of relations between Māori and Pākeha, intergroup relations, how social relations affect inequality, and cultural understanding.<ref name=":2" /> Houkamau developed an internationally recognised model for ethnic identity research, the [[Multidimensional Model of Māori Identity and Cultural Engagement|Multidimensional Model of Māori identity and Cultural Engagement]].<ref name=":0" /> She leads a [[Marsden grant]]-funded project, Te Rangahau o Te Tuakiri Māori me Ngā Waiaro ā-Pūtea The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study, which is a national longitudinal study of Māori attitudes towards identity and financial behaviour.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The MIFAS research group - The University of Auckland |url=https://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/maori-identity-financial-attitudes-study/NZAVS-research-group.html |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.psych.auckland.ac.nz}}</ref> In 2012 Houkamau was awarded the Business School Early Career Research Excellence Award, and as part of the [[New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study]] team, won the University of Auckland Group Excellence Award in 2017.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-23 |title=New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study FAQs |url=https://osf.io/75snb/ |language=en |doi=10.17605/OSF.IO/75SNB}}</ref> Houkamau also won the Auckland University Business School Research Excellence Award in 2021.<ref name=":1" />

Houkamau is an academic advisor for a Department of Corrections project on incorporating social science evidence into justice policy and process.<ref name=":0" /> She is a member of the [[Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga]] [[Centre of Research Excellence]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Associate Professor Carla Anne Houkamau {{!}} Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga |url=https://www.maramatanga.ac.nz/person/associate-professor-carla-anne-houkamau |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=www.maramatanga.ac.nz}}</ref>


== Selected works ==
== Selected works ==

Revision as of 22:17, 6 July 2024

Carla Houkamau
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Auckland, Waiariki Institute of Technology
Thesis
Doctoral advisorNiki Harré, Tim McCreanor
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Auckland, Eastern Institute of Technology
Doctoral studentsLara Greaves, Kiri Dell, Parizad Mulla

Carla Houkamau is a New Zealand academic, and is a full professor at the University of Auckland, specialising in Māori identity and cultural relations.

Academic career

Houkamau is Māori, and is of Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tahu and Pākehā descent.[1]

Houkamau completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree, followed by an Honours degree in Psychology, and a PhD in social psychology titled Identity and socio-historical context: transformations and change among Māori women, all at the University of Auckland.[2] She also holds a Diploma in Journalism from Waiariki Institute of Technology.[3] Houkamau completed postdoctoral research and then joined the faculty of the University of Auckland, before moving to a lectureship at the Eastern Institute of Technology in 2007. After two years she moved back to the University of Auckland, rising to full professor.[3] Houkamau was Director of the Dame Mira Szászy Research Centre for Māori and Pacific Economic Development, and has held Associate Dean Māori and and Academic Director positions within the Auckland business school, and as of 2024 is the Deputy Dean of the school.[1]

Houkamau is interested in the history of relations between Māori and Pākeha, intergroup relations, how social relations affect inequality, and cultural understanding.[4] Houkamau developed an internationally recognised model for ethnic identity research, the Multidimensional Model of Māori identity and Cultural Engagement.[1] She leads a Marsden grant-funded project, Te Rangahau o Te Tuakiri Māori me Ngā Waiaro ā-Pūtea The Māori Identity and Financial Attitudes Study, which is a national longitudinal study of Māori attitudes towards identity and financial behaviour.[1][5] In 2012 Houkamau was awarded the Business School Early Career Research Excellence Award, and as part of the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study team, won the University of Auckland Group Excellence Award in 2017.[1][6] Houkamau also won the Auckland University Business School Research Excellence Award in 2021.[3]

Houkamau is an academic advisor for a Department of Corrections project on incorporating social science evidence into justice policy and process.[1] She is a member of the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Centre of Research Excellence.[4]

Selected works

Scholia has a profile for Carla Houkamau (Q56986886).

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Meet our Deputy Deans - The University of Auckland". www.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ Houkamau, Carla Anne (2006). Identity and socio-historical context: transformations and change among Māori women (PhD thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland.
  3. ^ a b c "Academic profile: Professor Carla Houkamau". University of Auckland profiles.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Associate Professor Carla Anne Houkamau | Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga". www.maramatanga.ac.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The MIFAS research group - The University of Auckland". www.psych.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ "New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study FAQs". 23 July 2018. doi:10.17605/OSF.IO/75SNB.
  • Maori identity, Carla Houkamau and Chris Sibley talking about the New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study in 2016, via YouTube

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