Dr Alayne Mikahere-Hall

Associate Head of School Māori Advancement School of Public Health & Interdisciplinary Health Studies, Auckland University of Technology

Dr Alayne Mikahere-Hall is of Ngāti Whatua, Te Rarawa, Tainui and Pākehā decent.

She holds leadership roles within the AUT Health Faculty to include the Associate Head of School Māori Advancement AUT School of Public Health and Interdisciplinary Studies. Alayne is also a senior lecturer and researcher working within Taupua Waiora Māori Health Research Centre.

Alayne holds responsibilities for Te Ara Hauora Māori, the undergraduate and postgraduate Māori Health studies pathway and lecturing and oversight responsibilities for the Violence and Trauma postgraduate studies. Alayne’s research activities focus on violence and complex trauma, children and whānau with an interest in developing evidence based Māori and Indigenous therapeutic interventions.

Alayne is a past recipient of a Health Research Council of New Zealand Māori Doctoral Scholarship, Ministry of Health Hauora Māori Scholarships, Rosemary Seymour Research & Archives Award, Women’s Studies Association (NZ) and Ngāti Whatua, Waikato-Tainui education scholarships.

Alayne is a Registered Psychotherapist, a member of the New Zealand Association of Psychotherapist (NZAP) and a founding member of Waka Oranga – National Collective of Māori Psychotherapy Practitioners (NCMPP).

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Ph: +64 921-9999 extn 7115