Research Committee

Terms of Reference :

• To promote and monitor research and scholarship in the Faculty and advise the Faculty on matters in this area. This includes :
  
  
  • Promoting the research and scholarship profile of the Faculty in association with Heads of Schools;
  • Facilitating engagement in national and international developments in research in education and the human sciences;
  • Promoting opportunities for the staff to obtain support for enhancing their capabilities in research;
  • Promoting opportunities for the staff to obtain support for research and scholarship;
  • Supporting and overseeing strategically relevant research groupings within and associated with the Faculty;
  • Drafting policy on research and scholarship as required by the Faculty.
  • Promoting and supporting excellence in Maori educational research and developing Maori researcher capability and capacity within the Faculty.
  • Promoting and supporting excellence in Pasifika educational research and developing Pasifika researcher capability and capacity within the Faculty.
  • Promoting and supporting research collaboration across the University of Auckland.
    
    
    
    

Membership :

• Chair : Associate Dean Research
  • Dr Mary Hill
    
    
• Two academic staff members elected by the Faculty for a term of two years
  • Dr Eleanor Hawe
  • Professor Helen Timperley
    
    
• One representative from each School
  • Associate Professor Judy Parr, Arts, Languages and Literacies
  • Dr Christa Fouche, Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
  • Associate Professor Elizabeth Rata, Critical Studies in Education
  • Dr Bev France, Science, Mathematics and Technology
  • Dr Ngaire Hoben, Teacher Education Practice
  • Dr Gavin Brown, Teaching, Learning and Development
  • Dr Peter Keegan, Te Puna Wananga
    
    
• One external member (from another Faculty and member of University Research Committee)
  • Professor Jane Harding
    
    
• One representative from UniServices
  • Jeffery Nikoia
    
    
• One representative from the Sylvia Ashton Warner Library
  • Chris Moselen
    
    
• Associate Dean Postgraduate (co-opted)
  • Associate Professor Mavis Haigh
    
    
• One representative from IT Services (co-opted)
  • Rob Martindale
    
    
• One Postgraduate Student Representative
  • Jannie Van Hees
    
    
• In Attendance :
  • Gina Beston
  • Dr Lynette Read
  
  
  

The Faculty Research Committee may co-opt members to assist in its deliberations as necessary.