Sarah McLean-Orsborn
Biographic Data
| ID | 5154121 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah McLean-Orsborn |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | McLean-Orsborn |
| SIGNATURE | MCLEAN-ORSBORN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Auckland |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-8452-7850 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Giving voice to those silenced
with 16 mental health practitioners supporting Sāmoan women aged 18-24, the study identifies a consistent pattern: depression often masks long-silenced experiences of CSA. Disclosures typically emerge after several years of silence, shaped by cultural and familial norms that restrict conversations about sexual harm within Sāmoan communities. Practitioners described recognising trauma through relational and culturally attuned engagement rather tha…
The Most Impactful Financial Challenges Sāmoan Women Identified Under Differing Covid-19 Response Strategies, 2020–2021
This article examines the differing financial challenges faced by Sāmoan women across four countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the impact of national response strategies. Utilising survey data from 325 participants, the study reveals that 48% of respondents experienced negative financial effects, with younger women disproportionately affected. Textual analysis highlighted increased household costs, employment disruptions, busi…
Voices of the Pacific
Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa is the Indigenous Te Reo Māori name of New Zealand) experience disproportionately higher rates of anxiety than the general population. However, while informal relational support is strongly utilised, formal or professional help-seeking remains comparatively low. Understanding how Pacific peoples conceptualise anxiety is critical for addressing this disparity. This study provides a snapshot of Paci…
Operating in the margins”
Positionality is central to Pacific research, shaping its ontological and epistemological foundations. It requires researchers to remain critically aware of how their identities and social positioning influence research design, implementation, analysis, and outcomes. Reflexivity, as an ongoing process of self-awareness, is essential to ethical, inclusive, and culturally grounded Pacific research. Drawing on roundtable talanoa, this paper shares i…
An apology to my body
I was diagnosed with Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in 2009 by an older white male doctor who essentially stressed to my Mum and me that I could end up with Type 2 Diabetes, which could lead to me going blind. This scaremongering and the lack of data, both international and Aotearoa population-based data (which, 15 years later, there is still a gap), let alone specifically about PCOS Pacific women, led to restrictive dieting and discomfort in…
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An apology to my body
I was diagnosed with Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in 2009 by an older white male doctor who essentially stressed to my Mum and me that I could end up with Type 2 Diabetes, which could lead to me going blind. This scaremongering and the lack of data, both international and Aotearoa population-based data (which, 15 years later, there is still a gap), let alone specifically about PCOS Pacific women, led to restrictive dieting and discomfort in…
Giving voice to those silenced
with 16 mental health practitioners supporting Sāmoan women aged 18-24, the study identifies a consistent pattern: depression often masks long-silenced experiences of CSA. Disclosures typically emerge after several years of silence, shaped by cultural and familial norms that restrict conversations about sexual harm within Sāmoan communities. Practitioners described recognising trauma through relational and culturally attuned engagement rather tha…
The Most Impactful Financial Challenges Sāmoan Women Identified Under Differing Covid-19 Response Strategies, 2020–2021
This article examines the differing financial challenges faced by Sāmoan women across four countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on the impact of national response strategies. Utilising survey data from 325 participants, the study reveals that 48% of respondents experienced negative financial effects, with younger women disproportionately affected. Textual analysis highlighted increased household costs, employment disruptions, busi…
Voices of the Pacific
Pacific peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand (Aotearoa is the Indigenous Te Reo Māori name of New Zealand) experience disproportionately higher rates of anxiety than the general population. However, while informal relational support is strongly utilised, formal or professional help-seeking remains comparatively low. Understanding how Pacific peoples conceptualise anxiety is critical for addressing this disparity. This study provides a snapshot of Paci…
Operating in the margins”
Positionality is central to Pacific research, shaping its ontological and epistemological foundations. It requires researchers to remain critically aware of how their identities and social positioning influence research design, implementation, analysis, and outcomes. Reflexivity, as an ongoing process of self-awareness, is essential to ethical, inclusive, and culturally grounded Pacific research. Drawing on roundtable talanoa, this paper shares i…
Aotearoa (3 works) · Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights (3 works) · Indigenous (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Pacific islanders (2 works) · Anxiety (1 work) · Child abuse (1 work) · Child Abuse and Trauma (1 work) · Child sexual abuse (1 work) · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts (1 work)