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Sebastian Lowe PhD
Chair
Tangata Tiriti. Researcher, interdisciplinary artist, educator and human research ethics consultant. Works at the intersection of creative practice, critical scholarship and community collaboration.
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Kennedy Templer MPH (1st)
Manager of Committee (and Trust)
Master of Public Health with expertise in qualitative research design and ethics. Works across multiple ethics initiatives, supporting ethical practice, policy development, and research.
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EeMun Chen MSc (Industrial and Organisational Psychology)
Second generation New Zealand Chinese. Principal Consultant at MartinJenkins and Managing Director of Ethnic Research Aotearoa; 20+ years in quantitative and qualitative research methods.
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Annemarie Gillies PhD
Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Awa, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Te Arawa. Professor Rangahau Māori at Te Aho a Maui EIT; Māori Heritage Listing Advisor, Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga.
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Gordon Jackman MA (1st)
Archaeologist and environmental consultant. Active in the disability sector; inaugural CEO of the Duncan Foundation; NEAC member 2019–2022; chair, Supported Life Style Hauraki Trust.
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Penelope Kinney PhD (Otago)
Principal Lecturer and Head of Programmes, School of Occupational Therapy, Otago Polytechnic. Research in transition experiences and forensic psychiatric populations.
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Linda Mussell PhD
Lecturer, Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury. Public and social policy focused on human needs, using qualitative methods.
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Danica Davies PhD
PhD in Bioethics from the University of Otago, specialising in gender and pain. Experience across health research ethics, health-sector quality improvement, consumer engagement, and tertiary ethics education.
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Michelle O’Toole PhD
Sociocultural anthropologist with 10+ years of qualitative and applied research experience. Member ASAA/NZ; Fellow, Australian Anthropological Society.
Membership
How the committee is made up
Membership balances research expertise with lay and community perspectives, and includes Māori members as a matter of course rather than as consultation after the fact.
Join us
We welcome new members
If you have relevant experience — research, ethics, community advocacy, or lived experience of being researched — we would like to hear from you at admin@aotearoaresearchethics.org.