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Ngāti Porou, Taranaki, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Kauwhata
BSc, BA (Hons)

ContactRoma Donaldson-Gush image

Te Tumu Building
Office 3S9a, Richardson Building, South Tower
Email roma.donaldson-gush@otago.ac.nz

Research

As an early career researcher, Roma's research area is rapidly evolving. Her current research interests include:

  • Māori intergenerational language transmission (and its reestablishment)
  • Māori/English bilingualism
  • Māori language acquisition
  • Raising Māori speaking children, particularly with te reo Māori as their reo ūkaipō
  • Language bonding
  • Raising multilingual (and multicultural) children
  • Experiences of Māori mothers
  • Māori and Indigenous conceptions of sustainability
  • Māori and Indigenous innovation

Roma's current research focuses on the reestablishment of Māori intergenerational language transmission of whānau Māori living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, led by Māori mothers.

Roma is co-chair of the Tī Kōuka Implementation Committee for Te Kete Aronui, and is on the editorial board for Pūhau ana te rā: Tailwinds.

Teaching

Distinctions

  • 2022 – Toitū Ngāti Porou Tertiary Education Grant
  • 2021 – Toitū Ngāti Porou Tertiary Education Grant
  • 2021– Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Futures Strategy PhD Doctoral Support Grant
  • 2018 – University of Otago Māori Doctoral Scholarship
  • 2017 – University of Otago Māori and Pacific Island Bridging Scholarship
  • 2017 – University of Otago Study Grant for Māori and Pacific Island Students
  • 2015 – Te Tumu Inanga Prize for Māori Language at 200-Level
  • 2015 – Te Tumu Kawakawa Prize in Māori Culture
  • 2012 – University of Otago Māori Entrance Scholarship

Publications

Ruwhiu, D., Arahanga-Doyle, H., Donaldson-Gush, R., Bragg, C., Kapa, J., & Kāti Huirapa Rūnaka ki Puketeraki. (2022). Enhancing the sustainability science agenda through Indigenous methodology. Sustainability Science, 17, 403-414. doi: 10.1007/s11625-021-01054-2 Journal - Research Article

Ruwhiu, D., Carter, L., Staniland, N., Simmons-Donaldson, R., & Amoamo, M. (2018). Exploring the role of Māori women in the Māori economy: A pilot study. Proceedings of the 8th Biennial International Indigenous Research Conference. (pp. 123). Retrieved from http://www.indigenousresearchconference.ac.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kapa, J., Ruwhiu, D., Bragg, C., & Simmons-Donaldson, R. (2017). Te Pārekereke o te Kī: Preparing the seedbed: Innovation in Māori entrepreneurship education. Scope: Kaupapa Kai Tahu, 4, 68-76. Retrieved from https://www.thescopes.org/journal/kaupapa-kai-tahu Journal - Research Other

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