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
Arts based / creative methods
Case studies
Co-design
Critical inquiry
Design based research
Discourse analysis
Epistemologies
Ethnography
Evaluation
Experimental/quasi experimental designs
Feminism
Fono
Grounded theory
Historical methodologies
Indigenous approaches/methodologies
Indigenous epistemologies
Intervention studies
Interviews and focus groups
Longitudinal designs
Machine learning and/or generative AI
Maori approaches/methodologies
Media and document analysis
Mixed methodologies
Narrative and metaphor
Non-parametric statistics
Observations
Pacific approaches/methodologies
Participatory research methods
Phenomenology
Philosophical methodologies
Practitioner research
Psychometrics
Queer theory
Realist methodology
Secondary analysis
Self-study of practice (S-SoP)
Scholarship of teaching and learning
Socio-cultural methodologies
Survey research
Talanoa
Theories
Transdisciplinary
Visual methods
Advanced statistical methods
And Pasley, Christine Rubie Davies, Gavin Brown, Jason M Stephens, Kane Meissel, Lawrence Zhang, Mei Lai, Pater 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 Chubb, Lisa Darragh, Louisa Allen, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Naashia Mohamed, Paul Heyward, Peter O'Connor, Sean Sturm, 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, Lincoln Dam, Lisa Darragh, Lyn McDonald, Margaret Henley, Maria Cooper, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Paul Heyward, Ritesh Shah, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rose Yukich, Rosemary Erlam, Sally Birdsall, Sarah McRobie, Shengnan Wang, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Toni Bruce, Ying Wang
Co-design
And Pasley, Darren Powell, Deidre le Fevre, Irene de Haan, Janet Gaffney, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Laura Chubb, Lincoln Dam, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Maria Cooper, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Missy Morton, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Piata Allen, Rebecca Jesson, Roberto McLeay, 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, 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
Design based research
Barbara Kensington-Miller, Fiona Ell, Jacinta Oldehaver, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Sally Birdsall, Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu, Stuart McNaughton
Discourse analysis
Alexis Siteine, Angel Chan, Claudia Rozas, Darren Powell, Eileen Joy, Elizabeth Rata, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Kelly, Jean M Uasike Allen, Jennifer Tatebe, Jo Smith, John Fenaughty, Kiri Gould, Kirsten Locke, Lincoln Dam, Lisa Darragh, Louisa Allen, Maia Hetaraka, 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, Sarah McRobie, Tim Baice
Ethnography
Angel Chan, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Carol Mutch, Christine Biebricher, Darren Powell, Deborah Widdowson, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, 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
Evaluation
Blake Bennett, Brian Rodgers, Carol Mutch, Christa Fouche, Frances Hancock, Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown, Hilary Dutton, Jacinta Oldehaver, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Laura Chubb, Marek Tesar, Matt Rankine, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Peter O'Connor, Rebecca Jesson, Ritesh Shah, Stuart McNaughton, Tim Baice
Experimental/quasi experimental designs
Annaline Flint, Christine Rubie Davies, Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown, Janet Gaffney, Jason M Stephens, Jen Boyd, Jo Smith, Kane Meissel, Lawrence Zhang, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Moema Gregorzewski, Rosemary Erlam, Shengnan Wang
Feminism
And Pasley, Camillla Highfield, Deidre le Fevre, Eileen Joy, Frauke Meyer, 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, Helene Connor, Janet Gaffney, John Morgan, Kendra Cox, Kirsten Locke, Marek Tesar, Margaret Henley
Indigenous approaches/methodologies
Alison Jones, 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 Chubb, Maia Hetaraka, Michael Harrison, Pater 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, 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, Deidre le Fevre, Frauke Meyer, Gavin Brown, Jason M Stephens, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, Laura Chubb, Lawrence Zhang, Liz Beddoe, Mei Lai, Rosemary Erlam, Shengnan Wang, Tauwehe Tamati
Interviews and focus groups
Alexis Siteine, Allen Bartley, 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, Elizabeth Rata, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frances Hancock, Frauke Meyer, Graham McPhail, Hana Turner-Adams, Helen Dixon, Helene Connor, Hilary Dutton, Irene de Haan, 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 Chubb, Lexie Grudnoff, Lincoln Dam, Lisa Darragh, Lyn McDonald, Marek Tesar, Maria Cooper, Mark Barrow, Matt Rankine, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Missy Morton, Molly Mullen, Naashia Mohamed, Nicki Weld, 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, 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 Chubb, Pater Keegan, Stuart McNaughton
Maori approaches/methodologies
Alison Jones, And Pasley, Camillla Highfield, Deidre le Fevre, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Frances Hancock, Hana Turner-Adams, Hēmi Dale, Janet Gaffney, Kendra Cox, Melinda Webber, Michael Harrison, Pater Keegan, Piata Allen, Rāhera Meinders, Sean Sturm, Tania Cliffe-Tautari, Tauwehe Tamati, Tony Trinick
Media and document analysis
Christine Biebricher, 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
Mixed methodologies
Allen Bartley, And Pasley, Annaline Flint, Barb Staniforth, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Blake Bennett, Brian Marsh, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Carol Mutch, Christine Biebricher, 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 Chubb, Lawrence Zhang, Liz Beddoe, Louisa Allen, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Margaret Henley, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Pater Keegan, Rāhera Meinders, Rebecca Jesson, Rose Yukich, Rosemary Erlam, Stephen May, Tauwehe Tamati, Ying Wang
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, Helene Connor, Irene de Haan, Janet Gaffney, Jay Marlowe, Jean M Uasike Allen, Katie Fitzpatrick, Kiri Gould, Kirsten Locke, Laura Chubb, Lincoln Dam, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Maria Cooper, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, Naashia Mohamed, 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, Shengnan Wang
Observations
Barbara Kensington-Miller, Constanza Tolosa, Darren Powell, Hilary Dutton, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jean M Uasike Allen, Lawrence Zhang, Lisa Darragh, Maria Cooper, 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
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, And Pasley, Brian Rodgers, Carol Mutch, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frauke Meyer, Janet Gaffney, Janet May, Jo Smith, John Fenaughty, Jude MacArthur, Katie Fitzpatrick, Kirsten Locke, Laura Chubb, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Matt Rankine, Melinda Webber, Missy Morton, Moema Gregorzewski, Molly Mullen, 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 Chubb, Marek Tesar, Missy Morton, Vivienne Mackisack
Philosophical methodologies
And Pasley, Brian Rodgers, David T. M. Fa'avae, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Kelly, Jen Boyd, Lincoln Dam, Louisa Allen, Marek Tesar, Sean Sturm
Practitioner research
Alan Ovens, Allen Bartley, Annaline Flint, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Blake Bennett, Brian Marsh, Brian Rodgers, Christa Fouche, Christine Biebricher, Christine Rubie Davies, Claire Sinnema, Constanza Tolosa, 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 Chubb, Lexie Grudnoff, Liz Beddoe, Lyn McDonald, 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, Kirsten Locke, Louisa Allen, Nicki Weld
Realist methodology
Barbara Ormond, Elizabeth Rata, Pat Bullen, Ritesh Shah
Secondary analysis
Allen Bartley, Annaline Flint, Gavin Brown, Hana Turner-Adams, Jo Smith, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Laura Chubb, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Ritesh Shah, Roberto McLeay, Shengnan Wang, Tania Cliffe-Tautari
Self-study of practice (S-SoP)
Alan Ovens, Fetaui Iosefo, Moema Gregorzewski, Naashia Mohamed, 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, Helen Dixon, Helene Connor, Jo Smith, Kerry Lee, Laura 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, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Jacinta Oldehaver, Janet Gaffney, Jen Boyd, John Morgan, Jude MacArthur, Laura Chubb, Lincoln Dam, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Maria Cooper, Mei Lai, Missy Morton, Ritesh Shah, Rose Yukich, Rosemary Erlam, Toni Bruce, Tony Trinick
Survey research
Allen Bartley, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Brian Rodgers, Camillla Highfield, Christine Rubie Davies, Claire Sinnema, Deidre le Fevre, Frauke Meyer, Hana Turner-Adams, Hilary Dutton, Jason M Stephens, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Kerry Lee, Laura Chubb, Lawrence Zhang, Lisa Darragh, Maia Hetaraka, Marek Tesar, Megan Clune, Mei Lai, Melinda Webber, Naashia Mohamed, Pater Keegan, Roberto McLeay, Rod Philpot, Rosemary Erlam, Shengnan Wang
Talanoa
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, Esther Fitzpatrick, Fetaui Iosefo, Fiona Ell, Frances Kelly, Janet Gaffney, Jen Boyd, Jo Smith, John Morgan, Kirsten Locke, Laura Chubb, Lincoln Dam, Molly Mullen, Tania Cliffe-Tautari
Transdisciplinary
And Pasley, Barbara Kensington-Miller, Brian Rodgers, Ema Wolfgramm-Foliaki, Fetaui Iosefo, Frances Hancock, Frauke Meyer, Jo Smith, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, John Fenaughty, Kane Meissel, Kerry Lee, Kirsten Locke, Laura Chubb, Lincoln Dam, Louisa Allen, 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, Jean M Uasike Allen, Laura Chubb, Louisa Allen, Moema Gregorzewski, Pat Bullen, Roberto McLeay