A pōwhiri was held at Rātā Marae for Dr Aria Graham (Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Pōrou, Samoan), and members of her whānau, on the beautiful late summer morning of 18 March 2019. During the pōwhiri, Aria was also welcomed to Whakauae where she is taking up the position of Post-doctoral Fellow. She brings with her the strong support of her whānau along with extensive practice experience in a range of nursing roles in the Hawke's Bay region. Aria will continue to be based at Te Aute, near Hastings, whilst also working regularly alongside the team at the Whanganui-based Whakauae Research centre.
Aria was awarded her doctoral degree from Victoria University of Wellington in 2018. Her thesis, Tika Tonu—Young Māori mothers' experiences of wellbeing surrounding the birth of their first tamaiti, used a kaupapa Māori methodology to explore the contextual realities influencing the experience of young Māori mothers from their own perspectives. Dr Amohia Boulton supported Aria's study during her journey, acting as one of her PhD supervisors. Whakauae looks forward to now sharing in the next stage of Aria's journey as she begins her post-doctoral work.
A pōwhiri was held at Rātā Marae for Dr Aria Graham (Ngāti Kahungungu, Ngāti Pōrou, Samoan), and members of her whānau, on the beautiful late summer morning of 18 March 2019. During the pōwhiri, Aria was also welcomed to Whakauae where she is taking up the position of Post-doctoral Fellow. She brings with her the strong support of her whānau along with extensive practice experience in a range of nursing roles in the Hawke's Bay region. Aria will continue to be based at Te Aute, near Hastings, whilst also working regularly alongside the team at the Whanganui-based Whakauae Research centre.
Aria was awarded her doctoral degree from Victoria University of Wellington in 2018. Her thesis, Tika Tonu—Young Māori mothers' experiences of wellbeing surrounding the birth of their first tamaiti, used a kaupapa Māori methodology to explore the contextual realities influencing the experience of young Māori mothers from their own perspectives. Dr Amohia Boulton supported Aria's study during her journey, acting as one of her PhD supervisors. Whakauae looks forward to now sharing in the next stage of Aria's journey as she begins her post-doctoral work.
