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Associate Professor Bevan Erueti BEd, MEd, MEd(Hons), PhD
Associate Professor - Health Promotion
Doctoral Supervisor School of Health SciencesAssociate Dean - Maori
School of Health SciencesDr Bevan Erueti is currently the Asociate Dean Māori for the College of Health and a senior lecturer in the School of Health Sciences. He teaches in courses and degree programmes to prioritise Māori perspectives and approaches to health, health promotion, sport, physical activity and nutrition. His academic position also contains a major responsibility to develop, build and grow the School of Health Science's Māori knowledge capacity in teaching, learning and research. His Associate Dean role contains a major responsibility to assist, guide and encourage Ƶ’s Te Tiriti led strategy in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, Prof. Meihana Durie previously operated by Dist. Prof. Graham Hingangaroa Smith. The role involves not only mobilizing Te Tiriti o Waitangi-led initiatives, but to develop Māori cultural safety and change among academic staff, promote the universities Māori academic and research agenda and most pertinently to improve Māori student support structures from entry to completion. His research is grounded in Kaupapa Māori methodologies, complimented by international perspectives of Indigenous theory to augment narrative approaches, specifically pūrākau to explore the lived realties and experiences of Māori (and non-Māori) in the areas of human and environmental health sociology, sport, exercise, physical activity and nutrition, interweaved with the importance of place identity, geographical connection and belonging,
Dr. Bevan Erueti is a qualified secondary school teacher and has held various academic positions at Ƶ and Victoria University in both teacher education and sport, exercise and nutrition. He is currently a senior lecturer in the School of Health Sciences and Associate Dean Māori in the College of Health, operating in collaboration with the Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor Māori, Professor Meihana Durie. His research foci involves centring Kaupapa Māori research methodologies specifically pūrākau (Māori realities and narratives) to advance the areas of human and environmental health sociology, sport, physical activity and education,
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: External - 64 6 951 6087 OR Internal - ext. 83087
Location: SST 7.xx, Social Sciences Tower (SST) Level 7
Campus: Turitea
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Education - Ƶ (1997)
- Master of Education - Ƶ (2005)
- Master of Education (Honours) - Ƶ (2005)
- Doctor of Philosophy - Ƶ (2015)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Supervisor, Ƶ
Research Expertise
Research Interests
- Mātauranga Māori/Indigenous knowledge;
- Human and environmental health sociology;
- Place identity, geographical connection and belonging;
- Sport, physical education and physical activity.
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being, Future Food Systems
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Aged Health Care (111702):
Curriculum and Pedagogy (130200):
Education (130000):
Environmental Sociology (160802):
Health Promotion (111712):
Maori Health (111713):
Medical And Health Sciences (110000):
Physical Education and Development Curriculum and Pedagogy (130210):
Public Health and Health Services (111700):
Sociology (160800):
Sociology not elsewhere classified (160899):
Studies In Human Society (160000)
Keywords
- Mātauranga Māori/Indigenous knowledge;
- Human and environmental health sociology;
- Place identity, geographical connection and belonging;
- Sport, physical education and physical activity.
Research Projects
Current Projects
Project Title: Ageing Well National Science Challenge
Date Range: 2019 - 2023
Funding Body: University of Waikato
Project Team:
- A/Pro Bevan Erueti - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Leberman, S.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Murray, L., Severinsen, C.
[Journal article]Authored by: Badenhorst, C., Beck, K., Erueti, B.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Lindsay, N., Pomare, P., Tassell-Matamua, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Lindsay, N., Pomare, P., Tassell-Matamua, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Lindsay, N., Pomare, P., Tassell-Matamua, N.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Murray, L., Phibbs, S., Roseveare, C., Severinsen, C.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Journal article]Authored by: Bourke, R., Erueti, B., O'Neill, J.
[Journal article]Authored by: Bourke, R., Erueti, B., O'Neill, J.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Palmer, F.
[Journal article]Authored by: Erueti, B., Palmer, F.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Chapter]Authored by: Erueti, B., Reweti, A.Contributed to by: Reweti, A.
[Chapter]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Chapter]Authored by: Erueti, B., Palmer, F.
[Chapter]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Chapter]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Chapter]Authored by: Erueti, B.
Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Edited by: Carryer, J., Erueti, B., Kearney, A.
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: Erueti, B.Edited by: Palmer, F.
Conference
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B., Murray, L., Severinsen, C.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: De Carvalho, L., Erueti, B., Hartnett, M., Kearney, A., Mentis, M.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: Erueti, B., Jillings, E., Weston, J.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Bourke, R., Erueti, B., O'Neill, J.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
Other
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B., Lindsay, N., Pomare, P., Tassell-Matamua, N.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B., Lindsay, N., Pomare, P., Tassell-Matamua, N.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Erueti, B.
Consultancy and Languages
Languages
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Te Reo Maori
Spoken ability: Average
Written ability: Average -
English
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
Course Coordinator
- 234.140 Introduction to Physical Education
- 234.346 Promoting Hauora Through Te Ao Kori
- 234.347 Current Issues in Physical Education
- 234.745 Advanced Application of Maori Perspectives of Health and Physical Education
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Co-supervisor | 5 | 3 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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Cherise Pendergrast
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Doctor of Philosophy
Enhancing provision of nutrition advice in the community -
Teresa Foster
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Doctor of Philosophy
Whakamaharatanga - In Remembrance of the Origins of Māori: An exploration of ancient cultural knowledge and the spiritual identity of Māori. -
Nalei Taufa
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Doctor of Philosophy
The implications of grief, loss, and healing on wellbeing based on the intergenerational perspective and experiences of Tongan peoples in Aotearoa, New Zealand. -
Melanie Grey
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Use Of Te Whare Tapa Wha Within New Zealand Counselling Contexts -
Ange Watson
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Doctor of Philosophy
Mai te Kāhui Mounga ki Te Toka Tūmoana: Māori social workers’ experiences of growing up, the influence of whānau on their upbringing, and how these experiences impact their social work practice
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Co-supervisor of:
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2024
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Tamzyn Te Riaki
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Doctor of Philosophy
Gamification in Education for engaging tāne ākonga Māori in their learning spaces -
2022
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Timu-O-Te-Rangi Niwa
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Doctor of Education
Problematizing Māori Achievement in Education Policy: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Ƶ on Teacher Enactment of Ka Hikitia -
2020
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Jennifer Roberts
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Doctor of Education
An investigation into the preparedness for and experiences in working with Māori nursing students among New Zealand tertiary institutes, schools and nurse educators