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University of Otago

Health Science Nutrition and Dietetics Public and Environmental Health Public Health Indigenous Studies

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Associate Professor Christina McKerchar (Ngāti Kahungunu, Tūhoe, Ngāti Porou) serves as Associate Professor in Māori Health in the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, Christchurch. She holds a Bachelor of Consumer and Applied Sciences (BCApSc), Master of Science (MSc) with distinction, and PhD from the University of Otago, with her doctoral thesis titled 'Food availability for tamariki: a rights-based approach' completed in 2021. Trained as a nutritionist, she worked for several years with Te Hotu Manawa Māori, a national Māori health provider, prior to embarking on her academic career. Her research focuses broadly on the right to healthy food, encompassing the food environment—particularly food availability and marketing—food security, food sovereignty, and other public health determinants impacting Māori hauora, including alcohol, transport, and housing. Core research interests include public health nutrition, food security, and Māori health.