DrEllie Rukuwai

Ellie (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngā Rauru, Ngāti Tūwharetoa; ia/she/her) is a lecturer in Psychology interested in Māori mental health and wellbeing, and clinical psychology. Her PhD focused on rangatahi Māori experiences and understandings of perfectionism and non-suicidal self-injury and how these may differ from Western-based definitions of these constructs. Ellie is a mixed-methods researcher, with a particular love for qualitative research. Her current research interests include Māori psychology, perfectionism, non-suicidal self-injury, te reo Māori acquisition, and the cultural relevance of current clinical measures and interventions for Māori. 

Ellie is also completing a PGDip in Clinical Psychology at Te Herenga Waka, and has completed Heke Reo through Te Wānanga o Raukawa.