NZWRI advisory board, members and research associates

NZWRI has a strong membership of over 70 research experts across five research groups. Together they produce research which is relevant to policy makers in business, government and the community.

Advisory board

Jackie Blue
Independent Director
Kerry Davies
National secretary, PSA
Marisa Fong
Director, MASIMAYA
Jarrod Haar
Associate Director (Human Resource management), NZ Work Research Institute
Rob Kilpatrick
Director, Traidmission
Managing Director, Smallternative Trust
Rohan MacMahon
Principal, Wollemi Consulting
Lisa Meehan
Associate Director (Economics and Research), NZ Work Research Institute

Eva McLaren
Manager, Economic and Social Research and Evaluation Team, Auckland Council
David Norman
Chief Economist, Auckland Council
Gail Pacheco
Director, NZ Work Research Institute
Jane Parker
Co-Director, MPOWER, Massey University
Rose Ryan
Manager, Workforce and Workplace, MBIE
Saunoamaali'i Karanina Sumeo
Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, Human Rights Commission
Helen White
Barrister, Chancery Chambers

NZWRI members and research associates

NZWRI members (full list)

NZWRI members are experts within AUT University with professional interests that align with the aims the institute. The following list shows NZWRI members and their associated research group.

Key to areas of interest(*)
BLHG – Business and Labour History Group
CW – Care/Work Research Group
ER – Employment Relations Research Group
I&I – Immigration and Inclusion Research Group
Ins – Institute
WP – Wellbeing and Performance Research Group

Name

Area of Interest*

Adnan Khan

Alison Booth

I&I

Angsana Techatassanasoontorn

Ins

Anne Messervy

Ann-Marie Kennedy

BLHG

Antonio Díaz Andrade

I&I

Barbara McKenzie-Green

BeomCheol (Peter) Kim

CW, WP

BLHG

Chris Griffiths

I&I

Clare George

ER, WP

Claudio Aguayo

Ins

Coral Ingley

Danaë Anderson

David Williamson

BLHG, ER

De Wet van der Westhuizen

Ins

Edwina Pio

BLHG, I&I (Lead researcher)

I&I

BLHG, ER (Lead researcher), I&I

Faiza Ali

I&I

BLHG, ER, WP

BLHG

BLHG

I&I

BLHG, I&I

I&I

Guillermo Merelo Alcocer

I&I

Ins

ER, WP

I&I

BLHG, CW, ER

Kakala Vainikolo

I&I

Karen Lo

Kate Nicholls

BLHG

Katherine Ravenswood

CW (Lead researcher), ER, WP

Keri Mills

BLHG

Kirk Reed

Lisa Nguyen

BLHG

Lydia Cheung

Ins

Mahreen Baloch

I&I

Marcus Ho

ER, WP (Lead researcher)

I&I

I&I

I&I

I&I

Ins

Ins

I&I

BLHG

BLHG

Ins

Ins

BLHG

I&I

BLHG

Prabhash Parameswaran

I&I

Rachel Morrison

Rebecca Jarden

Rob Allen

BLHG

Rob Kilpatrick

I&I

Robyn Bailey

I&I

Rahul Sen

Ins

Ronny Tedestedt

I&I, WP

Ins

BLHG (Lead researcher)

I&I, WP

Therese Walkinshaw

I&I

Thushini Jayawardena

I&I, WP

Tim Maloney

Ins

Timothy Pratt

I&I

Trish Corner

Valerie Wright-St Clair

Warren Goodsir

Wendy Wrapson

Research associates

Our research associates are external experts with professional interests that align with the aims of the institute. The following list shows the research associates and their research area(s) of interest.

Key to areas of interest (*):

BLHG: Business and Labour History Group
ER: Employment Relations Research Group
Ins: Institute
I&I: Immigration and Inclusion
WP: Wellbeing and Performance Research Group

Name

Organisation

Area of Interest*

Adrian Wilkinson

Griffith University, Aus

WP, ER

Adrienne Puckey

University of Auckland

BLHG

Andrew Dallas

Employment Relations Authority

Anna Jenkins

University of Queensland, Aus

Annabel Newman

Service and Food Workers Union

Aristea Koukiadaki

University of Manchester, UK

Barry Foster

Massey University

ER, BLHG

Bernard Walker

University of Canterbury

ER, WP

Bevan Catley

Massey University

Ins

Bill Cochrane

University of Waikato

Ins

Bill Rosenberg

Council of Trade Unions

Ins

Bradon Ellem

University of Sydney, Aus

ER, BLHG

Bridgette Sullivan-Taylor

University of Auckland

Cameron Newton

Queensland University of Technology, Aus

Cathy Urquhart

Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Ins

Chellie Spiller

University of Auckland

BLHG

Chris Dawson

University of Bath, UK

Ins

Christopher Poullaos

University of Sydney, Aus

BLHG

Claire Regnault

Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

BLHG

David Blustein

Boston College, USA

David Peetz

Griffith University, Aus

David Pick

Curtin University, Aus

David Sundaram

University of Auckland

Ins

David Tappin

Massey University

Ins

Di Daniels

Computers in Homes

Ins

Don Webber

University of the West of England, UK

Ins

Erik Poutsma

University of Nijmegen, Netherlands

Fritz Drissner

Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union

Faiza Ali

Lahore University of Management Sciences

I&I

Gemma Piercy

University of Waikato

Geoffrey G. Jones

Harvard Business School, USA

BLHG

Georgina Murray

Griffith University, Aus

Glenda Strachan

Griffith University, Aus

Gordon Boyce

University of Newcastle, Aus

BLHG

Greg Patmore

University of Sydney, Aus

BLHG

Heather McDonald

Heathrose Research Ltd

Ins, ER

Helen Kelly

NZ Council of Trade Unions

Herman Knudsen

Aalborg University, Denmark

Howard Cox

University of Worcester, UK

BLHG

Jane Aubrey

APN Digital

Jane Bryson

Victoria University of Wellington

ER, Ins

Janis Bailey

Griffith University, Aus

Jens Lind

Aalborg University, Denmark

Jessica Xu

IBM

Jim Arrowsmith

Massey University

ER, WP

Joce Jesson

University of Auckland

Johanna Macneil

University of Newcastle, Aus

John Burgess

Curtin University, Aus

ER, WP

John Singleton

Sheffield Hallam University, UK

BLHG

John Wren

Accident Compensation Corporation

Ins, WP

Kate Lewis

Manchester Metropolitan University

Ins

Kathryn Owler

Joyworkz Ltd

Keith Macky

Tai Poutini Polytechnic

Keith Townsend

Griffith University, Aus

WP, ER

Ken Bartlett

University of Minnesota, USA

Laila Harrè

Research consultant

Linda Trenberth

Griffith University, Aus

Ins

Luiz Antonio Joia

Brazilian School of Public and Business Administration

Ins

Maree Roche

University of Waikato

Margaret Wilson

University of Waikato

Marian Baird

University of Sydney, Aus

ER, Ins

Mark Stuart

University of Leeds, UK

Ins

Martie-Louise Verreynne

University of Queensland, Aus

Michael Barry

Griffith University, Aus

ER, WP

Michael Belgrave

Massey University

BLHG

Michael Myers

University of Auckland

Ins

Michael O'Driscoll

University of Waikato

Ins, WP

Michail Veliziotis

University of the West of England, UK

Ins

Nevan Wright

Auckland Institute of Studies

BLHG

Nigel Haworth

University of Auckland

Peter Boxall

University of Auckland

Ins

Peter Franks

Researcher

ER, BLHG

Peter Lund-Thompsen

Copenhagen Business School

I&I

Peter Mueser

University of Missouri, USA

Ins

Philip Morrison

Victoria University of Wellington

Ins, WP

Ray Markey

Macquarie University, Aus

Ins, BLHG

Rupert Tipples

Lincoln University

Russell Lansbury

University of Sydney, Aus

Sarah Oxenbridge

Employment Research Australia, Aus

Shaohui (Sophie) Chen

China Europe International Business School

Sholeh Maani

University of Auckland

Ins

Stèphane Le Queux

James Cook University, Aus

WP, ER

Stephen Blumenfeld

Victoria University of Wellington

Ins

Stephen Teo

Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Aus

WP, Ins

Stuart Carr

Massey University

Ins

Tayo Fashoyin

Massey University

ER, Ins

Teresa da Silva Lopes

York University, UK

BLHG

Terri Mylett

University of Western Sydney, Aus

Vivienne Hunt

University of Auckland

About NZWRI

Learn about the structure and research groups within the New Zealand Work Research Institute.

About us