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Cheryl Davies ImageSenior Practice Fellow
Ngāti Raukawa / Ngāti Mutunga ki Te Wharekauri

Contact

Tel +64 4 939 4629
Email c.davies@otago.ac.nz or cheryl@kokiri-hauora.org.nz

Research interests and activities

Cheryl Davies (Ngāti Raukawa / Ngāti Mutunga ki Te Wharekauri) is a Māori Health Researcher with Te Rōpū Rangahau Hauora a Eru Pōmare and also in the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) research group.

Cheryl has managed the services of the Tu Kotahi Māori Asthma and Research Trust over the past 32 years and has worked in Māori health over the past 40 years. She has a keen interest in research that prioritises action aimed at improving outcomes and reducing inequities for Māori communities.

Publications

Chisholm, E., Logan, A., Aspinall, C., Davies, C., Howden-Chapman, P., Johnson, E., & Pierse, N. (2024). “Freedom to move through the house”: How a healthy housing initiative improves quality of life in Aotearoa New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 48(5), 100190. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2024.100190 Journal - Research Article

Sharma, S., Davies, C., Rattray‑Te Mana, H., Baker, M., Kvalsvig, A., & Walton, M. (2024). Supporting whānau during COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand: A systems thinking case study. BMC Health Services Research, 24, 717. doi: 10.1186/s12913-024-11164-z Journal - Research Article

Penny, G., Logan, A., Olin, C. V., O'Sullivan, K. C., Robson, B., Pehi, T., Davies, C., Wall, T., & Howden-Chapman, P. (2024). A Whakawhanaungatanga Māori wellbeing model for housing and urban environments. Kōtuitui. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2023.2293988 Journal - Research Article

Howden-Chapman, P., Crane, J., Keall, M., Pierse, N., Baker, M. G., Cunningham, C., … Aspinall, C., Bennett, J., Bierre, S., … Chisholm, E., Davies, C., Fougere, G., Fraser, B., Fyfe, C., Grant, L., … Halley, C., Logan-Riley, A., … Olin, C., Ombler, J., O'Sullivan, K., Pehi, T., Penny, G., … Randal, E., … Robson, B., Ruru, J., Shaw, C., … Teariki, M. A., Telfar Barnard, L., Tiatia, R., Toy-Cronin, B., … Viggers, H., … Zhang, W. (2024). He Kāinga Oranga: Reflections on 25 years of measuring the improved health, wellbeing and sustainability of healthier housing. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 54(3), 290-315. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2170427 Journal - Research Other

Parry-Strong, A., Gearry, R., Merry, T. L., Weatherall, M., Davies, C., Worthington, A., Bishop, R., Wright, S. R., … Foster, M., & Krebs, J. (2023). A high quality Aotearoa New Zealand dietary pattern adapting a Mediterranean diet for metabolic health: A feasibility study. BMC Nutrition, 9, 146. doi: 10.1186/s40795-023-00805-x Journal - Research Article

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