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

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.

Academic career

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 organized by World Committee.[7]

Awards

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

  • 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

Wilson is Māori, of Ngāti Tahinga descent.

References

  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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