Denise Lucy Wilson is a New Zealand health academic. She is currently a full professor of Māori health at the Auckland University of Technology.[1] She is a fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.

Denise Lucy Wilson
Alma materMassey University
Scientific career
InstitutionsAuckland University of Technology
Thesis

Academic career edit

After a background in nursing Wilson did an MSc titled 'Through the looking glass: nurses' responses to women experiencing partner abuse'[2] and PhD titled 'Ngā kairaranga oranga / The weavers of health and wellbeing: a grounded theory study'[3] at the Massey University. She then moved to the Auckland University of Technology, rising to full professor.[4]

She has received media coverage for her work on domestic violence.[5][6] She is a keynote speaker at the biennial All Together Better Health (ATBH) Conferences organised by World Committee.[7]

Awards edit

In 2019 Wilson was elected a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. In March 2021, she was made a fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, recognising her research is "greatly contributing to efforts to reduce health disparities of Māori and other Indigenous people globally".[8]

Selected works edit

  • Wilson, Denise, and Stephen Neville. "Culturally safe research with vulnerable populations." Contemporary Nurse 33, no. 1 (2009): 69–79.
  • Huntington, Annette, Jean Gilmour, Anthony Tuckett, Stephen Neville, Denise Wilson, and Catherine Turner. "Is anybody listening? A qualitative study of nurses' reflections on practice." Journal of Clinical Nursing 20, no. 9‐10 (2011): 1413–1422.
  • Wilson, Denise. "The significance of a culturally appropriate health service for Indigenous Māori women." Contemporary Nurse 28, no. 1-2 (2008): 173–188.
  • Wilson, Denise, and Stephen Neville. "Nursing their way not our way: Working with vulnerable and marginalised populations." Contemporary Nurse 27, no. 2 (2008): 165–176.
  • Wilson, Denise, and Pipi Barton. "Indigenous hospital experiences: a New Zealand case study." Journal of Clinical Nursing 21, no. 15‐16 (2012): 2316–2326.

Personal life edit

Wilson is Māori, of Ngāti Tahinga descent.

References edit

  1. ^ "Denise Wilson - AUT". www.aut.ac.nz.
  2. ^ Lucy, Wilson, Denise (26 June 1997). Through the looking glass : nurses' responses to women experiencing partner abuse : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Nursing at Massey University (Thesis). Massey University.{{cite thesis}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Denise, Wilson (26 June 2018). Ngā kairaranga oranga = The weavers of health and wellbeing : a grounded theory study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing at Massey University, New Zealand (Thesis). Massey University.
  4. ^ "Whakauae Research for Māori Health and Development - Professor Denise Wilson's Inaugural Professorial Address". www.whakauae.co.nz.
  5. ^ "Family violence is a pattern of harm that occurs over time". Stuff. 4 October 2017.
  6. ^ "The vilification of 'the Māori mother' in Aotearoa: family violence and victim-blaming". 10 August 2017.
  7. ^ "All Together Better Health Conference 2018 - Whova". 3 September 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Researchers and scholars elected to Academy". Royal Society Te Apārangi. Retrieved 11 March 2021.

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