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Clinical Senior Lecturer

Email tracy.haitana@otago.ac.nz

About Tracy Haitana (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Tuwharetoa)

Tracy is a registered clinical psychologist, who has worked in criminal justice settings, private practice, and in the area of sexual trauma. In addition to ongoing clinical work, Tracy has contributed to postgraduate curriculum development and teaching for health professionals and clinical psychology students in the application of the Hui Process and Meihana Model.

Tracy is completing her PhD exploring the impact of systems on Māori patient and whānau experiences of bipolar disorder. Tracy is also a member of the Māori and bipolar disorder research team.

Publications

Haitana, T. (2024, August). Titiro Whakamuri, Kōkiri Whakamua: The role of the Meihana model and hui process in supporting health professional training in Aotearoa to provide clinically and culturally competent care. Invited presentation at the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Meredith, C., McKerchar, C., Haitana, T., & Pitama, S. (2024). Whāia te iti kahurangi: Seeking perinatal mental health equity. Māori offer solutions for the health system. Mental Health & Prevention. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.mhp.2024.200362 Journal - Research Article

Cunningham, R., Stanley, J., Imlach, F., Haitana, T., Lockett, H., Every-Palmer, S., Clark, M. T. R., Lacey, C., Telfer, K., & Peterson, D. (2024). Cancer diagnosis after emergency presentations in people with mental health and substance use conditions: A national cohort study. BMC Cancer, 24, 546. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12292-9 Journal - Research Article

Haitana, T., Clark, M. T. R., Crowe, M., Cunningham, R., Porter, R., Pitama, S., Mulder, R., & Lacey, C. (2024). The right to equal health: Best practice priorities for Māori with bipolar disorder from staff focus groups. Healthcare, 12, 793. doi: 10.3390/healthcare12070793 Journal - Research Article

Cunningham, R., Imlach, F., Haitana, T., Clark, M. T. R., Every-Palmer, S., Lockett, H., & Peterson, D. (2024). Experiences of physical healthcare services in Māori and non-Māori with mental health and substance use conditions. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674241238958 Journal - Research Article

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