Rebekah Graham
Biographic Data
| ID | 3800988 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rebekah Graham |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rebekah |
| FAMILY NAME | Graham |
| SIGNATURE | GRAHAM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6576-4023 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Haumanu hauora
Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity through compounding ecological disasters. A focus on global averages tends to hide dramatic differences and mask health disparities that exist for Indigenous people. For 21 years, district health boards (DHBs) were responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services across Aotearoa. The introduction of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 disestablished DHBs and offered an oppor…
Working Together to Support Self-Determination for Tāngata Kāpō (Blind and Low Vision) Māori
This paper addresses the marginalisation of tāngata kāpō Māori (blind and low-vision Indigenous New Zealanders) in health- and vision-related research, despite New Zealand's commitments to international conventions. Utilising a pūrākau-based approach, it challenges existing colonial narratives and emphasises the importance of Māori perspectives. We advocate for Māori self-determination over research processes. This paper shares insights from a sy…
What do we know about the intersection of being blind and being Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand? Taking an applied community psychology approach to a systematic review of the published literature
Self‐determination and dignity are guaranteed rights for disabled persons under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, such rights have been slow to eventuate for Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand). This paper brings together systematic fashion publications that currently exist regarding blindness and Māori, centring throughout Māori understandings of disability and blindness. We employed…
Whānau experiences of supporting a hospitalised family member away from their home base
In Aotearoa New Zealand, accessing the required level of hospital care can mean a patient is transferred away from their home base. Being transferred away from familiar surroundings inequitably impacts on people who live in rural areas, including Māori. During such transfers, whānau (family) of Māori patients who travel to support their unwell family member are also away from wider support systems. This paper presents the findings of 17 semi‐stru…
State agencies and researchers engaging with indigenous communities on climate change adaptation planning
This systematic review centres planning, policy and/or strategic developments and implementation of climate change adaptation with Indigenous groups in Australia, Pacific Islands, Canada and the United States. We used PRISMA protocols to search five databases. The search was organised around three core areas: Indigenous people groups, climate change strategic planning, and Indigenous knowledge and active participation. A total of 6,338 articles f…
Meal Provision Needed for Caregivers Who Stay With a Child in Hospital
The provision of meals for primary caregivers when caring for a child in hospital varies across regions in Aotearoa [New Zealand]. Where meals are not provided, caregivers are expected to bring their own food from home and/or purchase food from on-site (or nearby) vendors. Twenty-four qualitative interviews with 15 Maaori (Maaori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa comprising 16.5% of the national population) whaanau [family/families] from one …
Observations by and Conversations with Health Workers and Hospital Personnel Involved in Transferring Māori Patients and Whānau to Waikato Hospital in Aotearoa New Zealand
The predominant focus of Aotearoa New Zealand's public health system on biomedical models of health has left little room for meaningful engagement with holistic indigenous approaches. Culturally appropriate provision and support are recognized for their relevance and importance during hospital transferals. Hospital staff involved in transfers to one of New Zealand's trauma centers share their observations of whānau Māori engagement during an admi…
A Food Secure New Zealand
Currently not all New Zealand citizens are able to access sufficient food to meet their dietary needs for an active healthy life. Taking a community psychology orientation broadens the focus beyond individual experiences of insufficient food to the wider social context, including the reorganizing of resources in a more equitable manner. Based on our research we recommend a Universal Fresh Food Supply as a bold and innovative solution to food inse…
Hiding in plain sight
Neoliberal narratives dominate constructions of poverty. The dearth of alternative legitimizing narratives effectively silences the lived experiences of issues such as food insecurity. In conjunction with hegemonic silencing, feelings of shame and personal inadequacy further drive these experiences from public view. People living with poverty learn to hide their everyday realities from public scrutiny and engage in social practices in an effort t…
Food insecurity in urban New Zealand. The case of the Kopa family
Poverty brings insecurity and chaos into the home, forcing families to develop strategies for navigating the difficulties of food insecurity. We document how one household, the Kopa family, responds to poverty in ad hoc and agentive ways that assist and hinder their attempts to keep themselves fed. This study is based on a series of eight qualitative interviews with family members, including photo-elicitation and go-along techniques, as well as e…
Nutritionism and the construction of 'poor choices' in families facing food insecurity
The dominant research approach to both food insecurity and charitable meal provision is nutritionistic, deficit-orientated and ignores wider socio-economic issues. This reinforces existing power dynamics and overlooks the agency of people living food-insecure lives. We critique this dominant approach and draw on the everyday experiences of families facing food insecurity to ground an alternative approach that emphasises food as a social determina…
Nutritionism and the construction of 'poor choices' in families facing food insecurity
The dominant research approach to both food insecurity and charitable meal provision is nutritionistic, deficit-orientated and ignores wider socio-economic issues. This reinforces existing power dynamics and overlooks the agency of people living food-insecure lives. We critique this dominant approach and draw on the everyday experiences of families facing food insecurity to ground an alternative approach that emphasises food as a social determina…
Hiding in plain sight
Neoliberal narratives dominate constructions of poverty. The dearth of alternative legitimizing narratives effectively silences the lived experiences of issues such as food insecurity. In conjunction with hegemonic silencing, feelings of shame and personal inadequacy further drive these experiences from public view. People living with poverty learn to hide their everyday realities from public scrutiny and engage in social practices in an effort t…
Hiding in plain sight
Neoliberal narratives dominate constructions of poverty. The dearth of alternative legitimizing narratives effectively silences the lived experiences of issues such as food insecurity. In conjunction with hegemonic silencing, feelings of shame and personal inadequacy further drive these experiences from public view. People living with poverty learn to hide their everyday realities from public scrutiny and engage in social practices in an effort t…
Food insecurity in urban New Zealand. The case of the Kopa family
Poverty brings insecurity and chaos into the home, forcing families to develop strategies for navigating the difficulties of food insecurity. We document how one household, the Kopa family, responds to poverty in ad hoc and agentive ways that assist and hinder their attempts to keep themselves fed. This study is based on a series of eight qualitative interviews with family members, including photo-elicitation and go-along techniques, as well as e…
Nutritionism and the construction of 'poor choices' in families facing food insecurity
The dominant research approach to both food insecurity and charitable meal provision is nutritionistic, deficit-orientated and ignores wider socio-economic issues. This reinforces existing power dynamics and overlooks the agency of people living food-insecure lives. We critique this dominant approach and draw on the everyday experiences of families facing food insecurity to ground an alternative approach that emphasises food as a social determina…
A Food Secure New Zealand
Currently not all New Zealand citizens are able to access sufficient food to meet their dietary needs for an active healthy life. Taking a community psychology orientation broadens the focus beyond individual experiences of insufficient food to the wider social context, including the reorganizing of resources in a more equitable manner. Based on our research we recommend a Universal Fresh Food Supply as a bold and innovative solution to food inse…
Meal Provision Needed for Caregivers Who Stay With a Child in Hospital
The provision of meals for primary caregivers when caring for a child in hospital varies across regions in Aotearoa [New Zealand]. Where meals are not provided, caregivers are expected to bring their own food from home and/or purchase food from on-site (or nearby) vendors. Twenty-four qualitative interviews with 15 Maaori (Maaori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa comprising 16.5% of the national population) whaanau [family/families] from one …
Observations by and Conversations with Health Workers and Hospital Personnel Involved in Transferring Māori Patients and Whānau to Waikato Hospital in Aotearoa New Zealand
The predominant focus of Aotearoa New Zealand's public health system on biomedical models of health has left little room for meaningful engagement with holistic indigenous approaches. Culturally appropriate provision and support are recognized for their relevance and importance during hospital transferals. Hospital staff involved in transfers to one of New Zealand's trauma centers share their observations of whānau Māori engagement during an admi…
State agencies and researchers engaging with indigenous communities on climate change adaptation planning
This systematic review centres planning, policy and/or strategic developments and implementation of climate change adaptation with Indigenous groups in Australia, Pacific Islands, Canada and the United States. We used PRISMA protocols to search five databases. The search was organised around three core areas: Indigenous people groups, climate change strategic planning, and Indigenous knowledge and active participation. A total of 6,338 articles f…
What do we know about the intersection of being blind and being Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand? Taking an applied community psychology approach to a systematic review of the published literature
Self‐determination and dignity are guaranteed rights for disabled persons under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, such rights have been slow to eventuate for Māori (Indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand). This paper brings together systematic fashion publications that currently exist regarding blindness and Māori, centring throughout Māori understandings of disability and blindness. We employed…
Whānau experiences of supporting a hospitalised family member away from their home base
In Aotearoa New Zealand, accessing the required level of hospital care can mean a patient is transferred away from their home base. Being transferred away from familiar surroundings inequitably impacts on people who live in rural areas, including Māori. During such transfers, whānau (family) of Māori patients who travel to support their unwell family member are also away from wider support systems. This paper presents the findings of 17 semi‐stru…
Working Together to Support Self-Determination for Tāngata Kāpō (Blind and Low Vision) Māori
This paper addresses the marginalisation of tāngata kāpō Māori (blind and low-vision Indigenous New Zealanders) in health- and vision-related research, despite New Zealand's commitments to international conventions. Utilising a pūrākau-based approach, it challenges existing colonial narratives and emphasises the importance of Māori perspectives. We advocate for Māori self-determination over research processes. This paper shares insights from a sy…
Haumanu hauora
Climate change is the biggest threat to humanity through compounding ecological disasters. A focus on global averages tends to hide dramatic differences and mask health disparities that exist for Indigenous people. For 21 years, district health boards (DHBs) were responsible for providing or funding the provision of health services across Aotearoa. The introduction of the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022 disestablished DHBs and offered an oppor…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Aotearoa (3 works)