Faculty Expertise - Research Approaches

These are key research approaches that our staff take when undertaking their research and/or supervising. Selecting a research approach will take you to a list of our staff with particular expertise in that approach.

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Research Approaches

Advanced statistical methods

And Pasley, Christine Rubie Davies, Gavin Brown, Jason M Stephens, Kane Meissel, Lawrence Zhang, Mei Lai, Peter Keegan, Shengnan Wang, Stuart McNaughton

Arts based / creative methods

And Pasley, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Carol Mutch, Christine Biebricher, David T. M. Fa'avae, Deidre Le Fevre, Esther Fitzpatrick, Frances Hancock, Frances Kelly, Janet Gaffney, Jean M Uasike Allen, Jen Boyd, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, Kirsten Locke, Laura Ann Chubb, Lisa Darragh, Louisa Allen, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Matt Rankine, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Naashia Mohamed, Paul Heyward, Peter O'Connor, Sean Sturm, Toni Bruce, Ying Wang  

Case studies

Allen Bartley, Angel Chan, Annaline Flint, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Barbara Ormond, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Carol Mutch, Christa Fouche, Christine Biebricher, Claire Sinnema, Constanza Tolosa, Darren Powell, Deidre Le Fevre, Elizabeth Rata, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frances Hancock, Frauke Meyer, Graham McPhail, Hana Turner-Adams, Helen Dixon, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Janet May, Jason M Stephens, Jennifer Tatebe, Jo Smith, Jude MacArthur, Kerry Lee, Lexie Grudnoff, Lisa Darragh, Lyn McDonald, Margaret Henley, Maria Cooper, Matt Rankine, Maurice Cheng, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Pat Bullen, Paul Heyward, Ritesh Shah, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rose Yukich, Rosemary Erlam, Sally Birdsall, Sarah McRobie, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Toni Bruce, Ying Wang

Co-design

Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia, And Pasley, Darren Powell, Deidre Le Fevre, Irene de Haan, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Laura Ann Chubb, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Maria Cooper, Maurice Cheng, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Missy Morton, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Pat Bullen, Piata Allen, Rebecca Jesson, Rod Philpot, Stuart McNaughton, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Ying Wang

Critical inquiry

Alan Ovens, Alison Jones, And Pasley, Angel Chan, Christine Biebricher, Christine Rubie Davies, Claudia Rozas, Darren Powell, David T. M. Fa'avae, Deidre Le Fevre, Eileen Joy, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Hancock, Frances Kelly, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Janet Gaffney, John Morgan, Jude MacArthur, Katie Fitzpatrick, Kendra Cox, Kiri Gould, Kirsten Locke, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Mark Barrow, Matt Rankine, Missy Morton, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Paul Heyward, Peter O'Connor, Ritesh Shah, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rose Yukich, Sean Sturm, Stephen May, Tim Baice, Toni Bruce, Ying Wang   

Design based research

Barbara Kensington-Miller, Fiona Ell, Jacinta Oldehaver, Laura Ann Chubb, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Sally Birdsall, Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu, Stuart McNaughton

Disability studies

Fiona Ell, Jude MacArthur, Lisa Darragh, Missy Morton

Discourse analysis

Alexis Siteine, Angel Chan, Claudia Rozas, Darren Powell, Eileen Joy, Elizabeth Rata, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frances Kelly, Jacinta Oldehaver, Jean M Uasike Allen, Jennifer Tatebe, Jo Smith, John Fenaughty, Kiri Gould, Kirsten Locke,  Lisa Darragh, Louisa Allen, Maia Hetaraka, Maree Davies, Mark Barrow, Missy Morton, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rose Yukich, Stephen May, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tim Baice, Toni Bruce, Tony Trinick  

Epistemologies

Barbara Ormond, Brian Rodgers, David T. M. Fa'avae, Eileen Joy, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Kelly, Gavin Brown, Janet May, Jean M Uasike Allen, Kirsten Locke, Maia Hetaraka, Roberto McLeay, Sally Birdsall, Sarah McRobie, Tim Baice

Ethnography

Angel Chan, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Carol Mutch, Christine Biebricher, Darren Powell, Deborah Widdowson, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Helene Connor, Janet Gaffney, Jay Marlowe, Jean M Uasike Allen, Jo Smith, Jude MacArthur, Katie Fitzpatrick, Kirsten Locke, Lawrence May, Lexie Grudnoff, Louisa Allen, Marek Tesar, Margaret Henley, Missy Morton, Molly Mullen, Ritesh Shah, Rod Philpot, Sally Birdsall, Stephen May, Toni Bruce, Tony Trinick, Ying Wang     

Evaluation

Blake Bennett, Brian Rodgers, Carol Mutch, Christa Fouche, Claire Sinnema, Deborah Widdowson, Frances Hancock, Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown, Hilary Dutton, Jacinta Oldehaver, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Laura Ann Chubb, Marek Tesar, Matt Rankine, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Pat Bullen, Peter O'Connor, Rebecca Jesson, Ritesh Shah, Shengnan Wang, Stuart McNaughton, Tim Baice

Experimental/quasi experimental designs

Annaline Flint, Christine Rubie Davies, Deborah Widdowson, Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown, Janet Gaffney, Jason M Stephens, Jen Boyd, Jo Smith, Kane Meissel, Lawrence Zhang, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Moema Gregorzewski, Pat Bullen, Rosemary Erlam, Shengnan Wang

Feminism

And Pasley, Camillla Highfield, Deidre Le Fevre, Eileen Joy, Frances Kelly, Frauke Meyer, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Helene Connor, Irene de Haan, Jen Boyd, Kendra Cox, Kirsten Locke, Liz Beddoe, Louisa Allen, Marek Tesar, Margaret Henley, Molly Mullen, Ritesh Shah, Toni Bruce

Fono

Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Janet Gaffney, Maria Cooper

Grounded theory

Brian Rodgers, Christa Fouche, Deidre Le Fevre, Fetaui Iosefo, Jay Marlowe, Jo Smith, Ritesh Shah, Sarah McRobie

Historical methodologies

Barb Staniforth, Barbara Ormond, Christine Rubie Davies, Elizabeth Rata, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Kelly, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Helene Connor, Janet Gaffney, John Morgan, Kendra Cox, Kirsten Locke, Marek Tesar, Margaret Henley

Indigenous approaches/methodologies

Alison Jones, Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia, And Pasley, Camillla Highfield, David T. M. Fa'avae, Deidre Le Fevre, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Hancock, Hana Turner-Adams, Helene Connor, Hēmi Dale, Jean M Uasike Allen, Kendra Cox, Laura Ann Chubb, Maia Hetaraka, Michael Harrison, Pater Peter Keegan, Piata Allen, Rāhera Meinders, Sarah McRobie, Sean Sturm, Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu, Stephen May, Tauwehe Tamati, Tim Baice, Tony Trinick

Indigenous epistemologies

And Pasley, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Helene Connor, Hēmi Dale, Jean M Uasike Allen, Maia Hetaraka, Melinda Webber, Piata Allen, Rāhera Meinders, Sarah McRobie, Tauwehe Tamati, Tim Baice, Tony Trinick

Intervention studies

Annaline Flint, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Christine Rubie Davies, Claire Sinnema, Constanza Tolosa, Deborah Widdowson, Deidre Le Fevre, Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown, Jason M Stephens, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu Laura Ann Chubb,, Lawrence Zhang, Liz Beddoe, Matt Rankine, Maurice Cheng, Mei Lai, Pat Bullen, Rosemary Erlam, Shengnan Wang, Tauwehe Tamati

Interviews and focus groups

Alexis Siteine, Allen Bartley, Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia, And Pasley, Angel Chan, Annaline Flint, Barb Staniforth, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Carol Mutch, Christine Biebricher, Christine Rubie Davies, Claire Sinnema, Constanza Tolosa, Darren Powell, Deborah Widdowson, Deidre Le Fevre, Elizabeth Rata, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frances Hancock, Frauke Meyer, Graham McPhail, Hana Turner-Adams, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Helen Dixon, Helene Connor, Hilary Dutton, Irene de Haan, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Janet May, Jay Marlowe, Jean M Uasike Allen, Jennifer Tatebe, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Jude MacArthur, Katie Fitzpatrick, Kerry Lee, Laura Ann Chubb, Lexie Grudnoff, Lisa Darragh, Lyn McDonald, Marek Tesar, Maria Cooper, Mark Barrow, Matt Rankine, Maurice Cheng, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Missy Morton, Molly Mullen, Naashia Mohamed, Nicki Weld, Pat Bullen, Paul Heyward, Rāhera Meinders, Ritesh Shah, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rose Yukich, Rosemary Erlam, Sally Birdsall, Shengnan Wang, Stephen May, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Toni Bruce, Ying Wang

Longitudinal designs

Christine Biebricher, Christine Rubie-Davies, Deidre Le Fevre, Frances Hancock, Gavin Brown, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Lexie Grudnoff, Mei Lai, Shengnan Wang, Stuart McNaughton, Vivienne Mackisack

Machine learning and/or generative AI

Gavin Brown, Kane Meissel, Laura Ann Chubb, Peter Keegan, Stuart McNaughton

Māori approaches/methodologies

Alison Jones, And Pasley, Camillla Highfield, Deidre Le Fevre, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Frances Hancock, Hana Turner-Adams, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Helene Connor, Hēmi Dale, Janet Gaffney, Kendra Cox, Melinda Webber, Michael Harrison, Peter Keegan,, Piata Allen, Rāhera Meinders, Sean Sturm, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Tony Trinick

Media and document analysis

Christine Biebricher, Claire Sinnema, Darren Powell, Elizabeth Rata, Fiona Ell, Frances Hancock, Frances Kelly, Jean M Uasike Allen, Jo Smith, Lawrence May, Margaret Henley, Missy Morton, Paul Heyward, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu, Toni Bruce

Mixed methodologies

Allen Bartley, And Pasley, Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia, Annaline Flint, Barb Staniforth, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Blake Bennett, Brian Marsh, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Carol Mutch, Christine Biebricher, Christine Rubie-Davies, Claire Sinnema, Constanza Tolosa, Deborah Widdowson, Deidre Le Fevre, Elizabeth Rata, Fiona Ell, Frances Hancock, Frauke Meyer, Hana Turner-Adams, Hilary Dutton, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jason M Stephens, Jennifer Tatebe, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Kerry Lee, Laura Ann Chubb, Lawrence Zhang, Liz Beddoe, Louisa Allen, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Margaret Henley, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Pat Bullen, Pater Peter Keegan, Rāhera Meinders, Rebecca Jesson, Rose Yukich, Rosemary Erlam, Stephen May, Tauwehe Tamati

Narrative and metaphor

And Pasley, Barb Staniforth, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Carol Mutch, Deidre Le Fevre, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Hancock, Frances Kelly, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Helene Connor, Irene de Haan, Janet Gaffney, Jay Marlowe, Jean M Uasike Allen, Katie Fitzpatrick, Kiri Gould, Kirsten Locke, Laura Ann Chubb, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Maria Cooper, Maurice Cheng, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Naashia Mohamed, Pat Bullen, Paul Heyward, Piata Allen, Roberto McLeay, Rose Yukich, Sarah McRobie, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Toni Bruce, Ying Wang

Non-parametric statistics

Deborah Widdowson, Gavin Brown, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Pat Bullen, Shengnan Wang

Observations

Barbara Kensington-Miller, Constanza Tolosa, Darren Powell, Deborah Widdowson, Deidre Le Fevre, Fiona Ell, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Hilary Dutton, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jean M Uasike Allen, Lawrence Zhang, Lisa Darragh, Maria Cooper, Maurice Cheng, Mei Lai, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Naashia Mohamed, Pat Bullen, Ritesh Shah, Rod Philpot, Sally Birdsall, Shengnan Wang, Stuart McNaughton, Tauwehe Tamati

Pacific approaches/methodologies

Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia, David T. M. Fa'avae, Deidre Le Fevre, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jean M Uasike Allen, Kirsten Locke, Maria Cooper, Megan Clune, Rāhera Meinders, Sarah McRobie, Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu, Tim Baice

Participatory research methods

Alan Ovens, Allen Bartley, Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia, And Pasley, Brian Rodgers, Carol Mutch, Deidre Le Fevre, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frauke Meyer, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, Janet Gaffney, Janet May, Jo Smith, John Fenaughty, Jude MacArthur, Katie Fitzpatrick, Kirsten Locke, Laura Ann Chubb, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Matt Rankine, Maurice Cheng, Melinda Webber, Missy Morton, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Pat Bullen, Ritesh Shah, Rod Philpot, Tania Cliffe-Tautari

Phenomenology

Barb Staniforth, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Blake Bennett, Brian Rodgers, Deidre Le Fevre, Janet Gaffney, Janet May, Jo Smith, Kiri Gould, Kirsten Locke, Laura Ann Chubb, Marek Tesar, Missy Morton, Vivienne Mackisack

Philosophical methodologies

And Pasley, David T. M. Fa'avae, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Kelly, Jen Boyd, Louisa Allen, Marek Tesar, Sean Sturm

Practitioner research

Alan Ovens, Allen Bartley, Annaline Flint, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Barbara Staniforth, Blake Bennett, Brian Marsh, Brian Rodgers, Christa Fouche, Christine Biebricher, Christine Rubie Davies, Claire Sinnema, Constanza Tolosa, Deidre Le Fevre, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Hana Turner-Adams, Helen Dixon, Helene Connor, Irene de Haan, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jo Smith, John Fenaughty, Kendra Cox, Laura Ann Chubb,, Lexie Grudnoff, Lisa Darragh, Liz Beddoe, Lyn McDonald, Matt Rankine, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Michael Harrison, Missy Morton, Moema Gregorzewski, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rosemary Erlam, Sarah McRobie, Vivienne Mackisack

Psychometrics

Brian Rodgers, Gavin Brown, Shengnan Wang

Queer theory

And Pasley, Eileen Joy, Fetaui Iosefo, Hayley McGlashan Fainu, John Fenaughty, Kirsten Locke, Louisa Allen, Nicki Weld

Realist methodology

Barbara Ormond, Elizabeth Rata, Ritesh Shah

Secondary analysis

Allen Bartley, Annaline Flint, Gavin Brown, Hana Turner-Adams, Jo Smith, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel Laura Ann Chubb,, Maurice Cheng, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Pat Bullen, Ritesh Shah, Shengnan Wang, Tania Cliffe-Tautari

Self-study of practice (S-SoP)

Alan Ovens, Fetaui Iosefo, Moema Gregorzewski, Paul Heyward, Rod Philpot

Scholarship of teaching and learning

Alan Ovens, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Barbara Ormond, Brian Marsh, Camillla Highfield, Christine Biebricher, Constanza Tolosa, Darren Powell, Deidre Le Fevre, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fiona Ell, Helen Dixon, Helene Connor, Jo Smith, Kerry Lee, Laura Ann Chubb,, Lyn McDonald, Moema Gregorzewski, Naashia Mohamed, Ritesh Shah

Socio-cultural methodologies

Angel Chan, Blake Bennett, Camillla Highfield, Christine Biebricher, Christine Rubie Davies, Constanza Tolosa, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Deborah Widdowson, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jen Boyd, John Morgan, Jude MacArthur, Laura Ann Chubb, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Maria Cooper, Mei Lai, Missy Morton, Ritesh Shah, Rose Yukich, Rosemary Erlam, Toni Bruce, Tony Trinick, Ying Wang

Survey research

Allen Bartley, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Barbara Staniforth, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Christine Rubie Davies, Claire Sinnema, Deborah Widdowson, Deidre Le Fevre, Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown, Hana Turner-Adams, Hilary Dutton, Jason M Stephens, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Kerry Lee, Laura Ann Chubb, Lawrence Zhang, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Maurice Cheng, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Naashia Mohamed, Pat Bullen, Pater Peter Keegan, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rosemary Erlam, Shengnan Wang

Talanoa

Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia, David T. M. Fa'avae, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Janet Gaffney, Jean M Uasike Allen, Maria Cooper, Megan Clune, Sarah McRobie  

Theories

Alexis Siteine, Blake Bennett, Christine Rubie Davies, David T. M. Fa'avae, Deborah Widdowson, Deidre Le Fevre, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frances Kelly, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jen Boyd, Jo Smith, John Morgan, Kirsten Locke, Molly Mullen, Tania Cliffe-Tautari

Transdisciplinary

And Pasley, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Brian Rodgers, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Hancock, Frances Kelly, Frauke Meyer, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Kerry Lee, Kirsten Locke, Laura Ann Chubb, Louisa Allen, Maree Davies, Matt Rankine, Molly Mullen, Nicki Weld, Peter O'Connor, Ritesh Shah, Roberto McLeay, Stephen May, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Ying Wang

Visual methods

Barbara Kensington-Miller, Christa Fouche, Darren Powell, Deidre Le Fevre, Frances Kelly, Jean M Uasike Allen, John Fenaughty, Laura Ann Chubb, Louisa Allen, Maurice Cheng, Moema Gregorzewski, Pat Bullen, Roberto McLeay, Ying Wang