Associate Professor Matire Harwood
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1240-5139MRINZ Deputy Director, Māori & Pacific Peoples’ Health Programme Lead
MBChB, PhD (Medicine)
Research programme(s) of involvement: Māori & Pacific Peoples’ Health
Professional Positions and Memberships: Adjunct Professor, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand; Adjunct Fellow, Western Sydney University; NZ representative European Clinical Research Infrastructure Network’s Clinical Research Initiative for Global Health; Secretary, New Zealand Association of Clinical Research; Medical Cannabinoid Research Collaborative; Independent Research Association of New Zealand
Research interests: Kaupapa Māori research, Clinical trials, Primary health care, Long term conditions (heart disease, stroke, asthma, diabetes)
About
Matire Harwood is from Ngāpuhi, with whakapapa connections to Ngāti Rangi, Te Mahurehure and Ngāti Hine. Matire is a leading figure in public health research, committed to changing outcomes for Māori by improving health practice through the development of guidelines for clinical care for Māori, Māori medical student training, and supporting research accountability to Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Matire graduated with a medical degree from the University of Auckland 1994, received her PhD from the University of Otago in 2012, and now works in a number of significant roles to fully express her dedication to Kaupapa Māori health and reducing inequity. Her leadership of the MRINZ programme for Māori and Pacific People’s Health informs the design and analysis of wide-ranging research, while actively supporting training for early career Māori researchers. Matire is a General Practitioner at Papakura Marae Health Clinic and the HoD for General Practice and Primary Care in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland.
Matire has over 130 research publications, and is editor of the Māori Health Review (MHR), a summary of significant medical research impacting Māori. Matire has been recognised with many awards and scholarships, including the 2022 Community Services Medal, College of GPs, the Health Research Council and Royal Society’s Te Tohu Rapuora Award in 2018, and the 2017 L’Oreal UNESCO for Women in Science Award for her contribution to science and research.