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Email hitaua.arahanga-doyle@otago.ac.nz
Tel +64 3 479 5698Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle profile image

Dr Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle’s (Ngāi Tahu, Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi) research focuses on the field of social psychology, often linking elements of core Māori values, such as whanaungatanga, with contemporary social psychological theories, such as belonging and social-identity. His further fields of study have examined adolescent resilience, self-esteem, and cultural understanding of identity.

Prinicipal Investigator for Te Pūnaha Matatini

Hitaua received his PhD from the University of Otago in 2021. During his PhD (2019) Hitaua received a Fulbright Graduate award and conducted research at Stanford University and Northwestern University as a Visiting Student Researcher. In 2020, Hitaua was a winner of the University of Otago’s ‘20Twenties Young Alumni Award’ and in 2022 he was profiled in the University’s magazine, He Kitenga – Talented Futures.

Teaching

Research interests

  • Social Psychology
  • Kaupapa Māori Psychology
  • Social belonging and ostracism
  • Cultural and cross-cultural psychology

Publications

Hunter, J. A., Clarke, H., Keenan, G., Moradi, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Boyes, M., Ruffman, T., … Mason, A., … Scarf, D. (2025). Social identity is associated with the long-term growth of personal efficacy in an Adventure Education Program (AEP). Group Dynamics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/gdn0000231 Journal - Research Article

Scarf, D., Fox, A., Fox, R., Cruwys, T., Hunter, J., Fehoko, E., Jones, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., … Treharne, G. (2024). Social identity mapping with justice-involved Indigenous youth. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychology (SASP). Retrieved from https://sasp-acpid.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ransom, C., Scarf, D., Arahanga-Doyle, H., & Hunter, J. A. (2024). The effects of COVID-19-related threat on perceived control and ingroup favoritism. In A. Akande (Ed.), Power, politics and influence: Exercising followership, leadership, and practicing politics. (pp. 335-359). Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-69610-7_12 Chapter in Book - Research

Jamieson, I., Winter, T., Mason, A., Fehoko, E., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Fox, R., & Scarf, D. (2024). Indigenous people display lower mental illness stigma in Aotearoa. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/00048674241307159 Journal - Research Article

Fox, A., Fox, R., Linton, C. J., Cruwys, T., Hunter, J. A., Fehoko, E. S., Jones, S., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Winter, T., Treharne, G. J., & Scarf, D. (2024). Social Identity Mapping with justice-involved young people: Exploring identity pathways to aid the desistance of criminal offending. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 34, e70017. doi: 10.1002/casp.70017 Journal - Research Article

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