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Rate My Professor Snita Ahir-Knight

University of Otago

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5.04/23/2026

Creates a positive and motivating atmosphere.

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About Snita

Dr Snita Ahir-Knight is a Lecturer and Programme Lead in the Department of Psychological Medicine at the University of Otago, Wellington, where she leads the lived experience education and research programme World of Difference | He Ao Whakatoihara kore. She earned a Degree in Social Work from Oxford Brookes University, a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of London, and a PhD in Philosophy from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, with her thesis focusing on mental disorder and mental health interventions for children and youth, specifically non-suicidal self-harm and unruly behaviour. Previously, she was a visiting research scholar in philosophy and a teaching fellow in ethics at the same university. As a trained child and adolescent therapist and social worker, she has accumulated more than 15 years’ experience in the not-for-profit, community, and mental health sectors across New Zealand and the UK.