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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

Du, K., Hunter, J. A., Yogeeswaran, K., Scarf, D., Arahanga-Doyle, H., & Ruffman, T. (2024). Information regarding shared genes between humans improves attitudes towards world members. European Journal of Social Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.3111 Journal - Research Article

Johnson, F. N., Wehi, P., Neha, T., Cross, M., Thompson, V., Tibble, S., … Arahanga-Doyle, H., & Jose, P. E. (2024). Introducing 'Ngaruroro': A new model for understanding Māori wellbeing. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 21(4), 445. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21040445 Journal - Research Article

Fischer, R., Bailey, Y., Shankar, M., Safaeinili, N., Karl, J. A., Daly, A., … Arahanga-Doyle, H., … Zulman, D. M. (2024). Cultural challenges for adapting behavioral intervention frameworks: A critical examination from a cultural psychology perspective. Clinical Pyschology Review, 110, 102425. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102425 Journal - Research Article

Clifford, C., & Arahanga-Doyle, H. (2024). He Awa Whiria in psychology: Health, clinical practice and tertiary education. In A. Macfarlane, M. Derby & S. Macfarlane (Eds.), He Awa Whiria: Braiding the knowledge streams in research, policy and practice. (pp. 123-144). Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury University Press. doi: 10.26021/14970 Chapter in Book - Research

Garcia, C., Grant, E., Treharne, G. J., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Lucassen, M. F. G., Scarf, D., … Rapsey, C. (2023). ‘We’ll be okay together’: Navigating challenges as queer university students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2235297 Journal - Research Article

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