Esther Tumama Cowley-Malcolm is a Samoan-New Zealand health researcher and practitioner. Cowley-Malcolm completed a Masters degree at Auckland University of Technology in 2005. Her masters thesis was titled Some Samoans' perceptions, values and beliefs on the role of parents and children within the context of aiga/family and the influence of fa'asamoa and the church on Samoan parenting.[1] She did her PhD in Pacific Cultural Studies at the Victoria University of Wellington, she was the first women graduate of the Pacific studies programme.[2][3] Her doctoral thesis was titled Perceptions of Samoan Parents from a Small Town in New Zealand on Parenting, Childhood Aggression, and the CD-ROM 'Play Nicely' .[4]
Esther Tumama Cowley-Malcolm | |
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| Alma mater | Victoria University of Wellington |
| Scientific career | |
| Thesis | Perceptions of Samoan Parents from a Small Town in New Zealand on Parenting, Childhood Aggression, and the CD-ROM 'Play Nicely' (2013) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peggy Fairbairn-Dunlop, Stephanie Doyle |
Offices edit
- Board member of the Health Research Council of New Zealand[5]
- Chair of the Health Research Council of New Zealand Pacific Research Advisory Committee[5]
- Director at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi
- Member of the Parenting Council of New Zealand[5]
- Member of the New Zealand Medical Laboratory Science Board[5]
Awards edit
- Loxley Award 2015, Quaker Peace and Service Aotearoa New Zealand
References edit
- ^ Cowley-Malcolm, Esther (2005). Some Samoans' perceptions, values and beliefs on the role of parents and children within the context of aiga/family and the influence of fa'asamoa and the church on Samoan parenting (Masters thesis). Tuwhera Open Access, Auckland University of Technology. hdl:10292/11445.
- ^ "Ohope grandmother bringing peace by degrees - Whakatane News - Rotorua Daily Post News". Nzherald.co.nz. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "Samoan grandmother Vic's first Pacific Studies PhD graduate". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ Cowley-Malcolm, Esther (2013). Perceptions of Samoan Parents from a Small Town in New Zealand on Parenting, Childhood Aggression, and the CD-ROM 'Play Nicely' (Doctoral thesis). Open Access Repository Victoria University of Wellington, Victoria University of Wellington. doi:10.26686/wgtn.17004934.
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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