Associate Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere draws on mātauranga Māori knowledge to inform medical best practice.
Associate Professor Masters-Awatere has been instrumental in embedding Kaupapa Māori approaches and principles into medical and health-related research, creating meaningful health impacts for Māori at individual, community, service-provision and policy levels. Her focus is consistently reflected in her publication record, supervisory work, project leadership and health sector collaborations. Recognised as a pre-eminent indigenous evaluation expert, whose work has been identified as an ‘exemplar of research excellence’, Masters-Awatere is dedicated to improving health and wellbeing for Māori in the Waikato and nationally.
Assoc Prof Bridgette Masters-Awatere
Kaupapa for care
Waikato DHB Medical Science Award
University of Waikato Vision Mātauranga Science Award
Associate Professor Bridgette Masters-Awatere draws on mātauranga Māori knowledge to inform medical best practice.
Associate Professor Masters-Awatere has been instrumental in embedding Kaupapa Māori approaches and principles into medical and health-related research, creating meaningful health impacts for Māori at individual, community, service-provision and policy levels. Her focus is consistently reflected in her publication record, supervisory work, project leadership and health sector collaborations. Recognised as a pre-eminent indigenous evaluation expert, whose work has been identified as an ‘exemplar of research excellence’, Masters-Awatere is dedicated to improving health and wellbeing for Māori in the Waikato and nationally.