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INIHKD Committee Members

Linda Smith
Distinguished Professor, Te Mana Whakahaere o Awanuiārangi Co-Deputy Chairperson

Mike Spencer
Professor, Ballmer Endowed Dean in Social Work, University of Washington

Tessa Evans-Campbell
Executive Director, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, University of Washington

Michelle Johnson-Jennings
Executive Director, Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, University of Washington

Leonie Pihama
Professor of Māori and Indigenous Research, Research Director at Tū Tamawahine o Taranaki and Director of Māori and Indigenous Analysis Ltd

Waikaremoana Waitoki
Associate Professor Te Pua Wananga ki te Ao, Waikato University

Derek Jennings
Associate Professor, Health Systems and Populations Health, University of Washington

Mera Penehira
Head of Research Excellence with Pūrangakura Research Centre in Aotearoa

Rihi Te Nana
Director, Kakariki Consulting. Focuses on kaupapa Māori research and consulting to empower whānau and communities.

Ngaropi Cameron
Manager, Senior Family Violence Programme Facillitator & Educator at Tu Tama Wahine O Taranaki

Hinekura Smith
Faculty of Education and Social Work, Te Puna Wananga, New Zealand, University of Auckland

Jamee Miller
Cofounder ‘Ekolu Mea Nui

Savage Bear
Director for the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI), McMaster University

Myra Parker
Seven Directions Indigenous Public Health Institute, University of Washington School of Medicine

Teina Rongo
Co-founder and coordinator of Environmental NGO in Rarotonga Kōrero O Te `Ōrau, marine biologist and Indigenous advocate

Bronwyn Fredericks
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement), University of Queensland

INIHKD Team Members

Ramari Jackson-Paniora
INIHKD Director 

Cindy Pepler
Registrations and Abstract Systems

Andrea Gonzalez
Marketing, Coordination and Logistics 

Dr. Michelle Johnson-Jennings

USA

Mike Spencer is the Presidential Term Professor of Social Work at the University of Washington School of Social Work and Director of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceanic Affairs at the University of Washington Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI). Dr. Spencer is also Adjunct Faculty with the School of Public Health in both Global Health and Health Services. He is of Native Hawaiian descent. His research examines health and wellness among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders and is focused on interventions that promote health among Native Hawaiians through indigenous practices and values.

Dr. Tessa Evans-Campbell

USA

Dr. Evans-Campbell is a Professor and co-Executive Director of the Indigenous Wellness Research Institute at the University of Washington School of Social Work. She is a Snohomish tribal member and a former Tribal Council Member with strong ties to tribal communities and Native organizations that serve Native children and families. Dr. Evans-Campbell’s research focuses on Indigenous health promotion; historical trauma, resistance and healing; Native family well-being; substance use prevention; and child welfare in tribal communities.

endowed dean michael spencer

Hawaii, USA

Mike Spencer is the Presidential Term Professor of Social Work at the University of Washington School of Social Work and Director of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceanic Affairs at the University of Washington Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI). Dr. Spencer is also Adjunct Faculty with the School of Public Health in both Global Health and Health Services. He is of Native Hawaiian descent. His research examines health and wellness among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders and is focused on interventions that promote health among Native Hawaiians through indigenous practices and values.

endowed dean michael spencer

Hawaii, USA

Mike Spencer is the Presidential Term Professor of Social Work at the University of Washington School of Social Work and Director of Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Oceanic Affairs at the University of Washington Indigenous Wellness Research Institute (IWRI). Dr. Spencer is also Adjunct Faculty with the School of Public Health in both Global Health and Health Services. He is of Native Hawaiian descent. His research examines health and wellness among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders and is focused on interventions that promote health among Native Hawaiians through indigenous practices and values.