Rate My Professor Sophie Nock

Professor Nock's Kaupapa Māori-driven research is interdisciplinary, integrating te reo Māori revitalization with health, wellbeing, and cultural contexts. Her specializations include Māori language pedagogy, communicative language teaching synergies, curriculum and textbook design for te reo Māori from Years 1-13, and tertiary immersion programs. Key publications encompass "Kei tua o te awe māpara/Beyond the mask: Māori language teaching in English-medium secondary schools in New Zealand" (2021), "Participant responses to a tertiary-level Māori language immersion programme: Reporting on a questionnaire-based survey" (2010), "Exploring synergies between Māori pedagogy and communicative language teaching" (2009), and "Using the curriculum guidelines for the teaching and learning of te reo Māori in Years 1–13 of New Zealand schools to create lessons for young learners" (2009). Extending to kaumātua health, her collaborative work includes codesigning culture-centered age-friendly communities (2022), Kaumātua Mana Motuhake peer support interventions for later-life transitions (2020), and intergenerational models like He Huarahi Tautoko (2025). She has secured Health Research Council funding, such as $123,600 over 36 months for projects enhancing Māori elders' wellbeing and cultural revitalization through language learning. Her contributions influence policy, community programs, and academic discourse on indigenous language regeneration and holistic health outcomes.