Staff
Staff of the AUT Public Health and Mental Health Research Institute
Co-Director
Janis is also the Foundation Director of the longitudinal study entitled the Pacific Islands Families Study that is focused on the development of the child within the context of the family.
Acting Co-Director
Dr Maria Bellringer
Dr Bellringer is also Acting Director of the Gambling and Addictions Research Centre. She is a senior research fellow with extensive experience (since 1988) in project and research management and, since 2002, in gambling research.
Directors of Research Centres
Centre for Migrant and Refugee Research
- Prof Eleanor Holroyd, Co-Director
- Dr Nadia Charania, Co-Director
- Dr Charles Mpofu, Co-Director
Centre for Pacific Health and Development Research
- Dr El-Shadan Tautolo, Director
Gambling and Addictions Research Centre
- Dr Maria Bellringer, Acting Director
Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research
Child and Youth Health Research Centre