Staff
Staff of the National Institute for Public Health and Mental Health Research
Co-Directors
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 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.
Research Fellow
Dr Wendy Wrapson works across the five centres comprising the Institute, assisting with the preparation of grant applications and journal articles.
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
- Professor Janis Paterson, Foundation Director
Gambling and Addictions Research Centre
- Dr Maria Bellringer, Associate Director
Taupua Waiora Centre for Māori Health Research
Centre for Child Health Research