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Associate Professor

Clive Aspin

Principal Advisor

School of Health

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  • Principal Advisor
    School of Health
  • EA, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand

BIO

Associate Professor Clive Aspin is a public health researcher who grew up in Hauraki where his whakapapa connects him to Ngāti Maru, Ngāti Whanaunga and Ngāti Tamaterā.

He joined Te Herenga Waka in 2020 after a diverse career in secondary and tertiary education, government policy development, community-based health management, and academic research and teaching in New Zealand and Australia.

He was the inaugural Associate Dean, Māori in the Faculty of Health.

He is the 2023 recipient of the Te Rangi Hiroa Medal, awarded by the Royal Society - Te Apārangi for his national and international contributions to social and cultural diversity.

MEDIA

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NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Senior Specialist Advisor, Suicide Morality Review Committee
    Health Quality & Safety Commission, Wellington, New Zealand9 Apr 2018 - 24 Jan 2020

DEGREES

  • PhD (Public Health)
    University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
  • MA (Applied Linguistics) with Distinction
    Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
  • DipELT
    University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  • BA
    University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
  • DipTchg
    Auckland Secondary Teachers College, New Zealand

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Māori
    Can read, speak and understand

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision