Kirsten Smiler
Biographic Data
| ID | 6410688 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirsten Smiler |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirsten |
| FAMILY NAME | Smiler |
| SIGNATURE | SMILER K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University of Wellington |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9563-680X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Enacting Mana Māori Motuhake during Covid-19 in Aotearoa (New Zealand): “We Weren’t Waiting to Be Told What to Do”
Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), were at the centre of their country's internationally praised COVID-19 response. This paper, which presents the results of qualitative research conducted with 27 Māori health leaders exploring issues impacting the effective delivery of primary health care services to Māori, reports this response. Against a backdrop of dominant system services closing their doors or reducing capacity, iwi, ha…
Consequences of barriers to primary health care for children in Aotearoa New Zealand
Inequities in the provision of accessible primary health care contribute to poor health outcomes and health inequity. This study evaluated inequities in the prevalence and consequences of barriers that children face in seeing a general practitioner (GP) in Aotearoa New Zealand. We analysed data on 5,947 children from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study cohort on barriers to seeing a GP in the previous year, reported by mothers when t…
Equity in access to zero-fees and low-cost Primary Health Care in Aotearoa New Zealand: Results from repeated waves of the New Zealand Health Survey, 1996-2016
Māori Signs: The Construction of Indigenous Deaf Identity in New Zealand Sign Language
Maori Deaf Identity
This paper outlines some of the research findings of my MA Thesis, which is entitled 'Maori Deaf: Perceptions of cultural and linguistic identity of Maori members of the New Zealand Deaf community'. I asked research participants to describe the nature of their life experiences within Maori and Deaf worlds. These narratives unveiled some of the typical issues facing Maori Deaf within their day-to-day life, upbringing, language development, relatio…
Perceptions of Maori Deaf Identity in New Zealand
Following the reframing of "Deaf" as a cultural and linguistic identity, ethnic minority members of Deaf communities are increasingly exploring their plural identities in relation to Deaf and hearing communities of affiliation. This article examines Maori Deaf people's perceptions of identity, during a coinciding period of Tino Rangatiratanga (Maori cultural and political self-determination and empowerment)1 and the emergence of Deaf empowerment.…
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Maori Deaf Identity
This paper outlines some of the research findings of my MA Thesis, which is entitled 'Maori Deaf: Perceptions of cultural and linguistic identity of Maori members of the New Zealand Deaf community'. I asked research participants to describe the nature of their life experiences within Maori and Deaf worlds. These narratives unveiled some of the typical issues facing Maori Deaf within their day-to-day life, upbringing, language development, relatio…
Perceptions of Maori Deaf Identity in New Zealand
Following the reframing of "Deaf" as a cultural and linguistic identity, ethnic minority members of Deaf communities are increasingly exploring their plural identities in relation to Deaf and hearing communities of affiliation. This article examines Maori Deaf people's perceptions of identity, during a coinciding period of Tino Rangatiratanga (Maori cultural and political self-determination and empowerment)1 and the emergence of Deaf empowerment.…
Māori Signs: The Construction of Indigenous Deaf Identity in New Zealand Sign Language
Equity in access to zero-fees and low-cost Primary Health Care in Aotearoa New Zealand: Results from repeated waves of the New Zealand Health Survey, 1996-2016
Consequences of barriers to primary health care for children in Aotearoa New Zealand
Inequities in the provision of accessible primary health care contribute to poor health outcomes and health inequity. This study evaluated inequities in the prevalence and consequences of barriers that children face in seeing a general practitioner (GP) in Aotearoa New Zealand. We analysed data on 5,947 children from the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study cohort on barriers to seeing a GP in the previous year, reported by mothers when t…
Enacting Mana Māori Motuhake during Covid-19 in Aotearoa (New Zealand): “We Weren’t Waiting to Be Told What to Do”
Māori, the Indigenous people of Aotearoa (New Zealand), were at the centre of their country's internationally praised COVID-19 response. This paper, which presents the results of qualitative research conducted with 27 Māori health leaders exploring issues impacting the effective delivery of primary health care services to Māori, reports this response. Against a backdrop of dominant system services closing their doors or reducing capacity, iwi, ha…
Gender Studies (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Aotearoa (3 works) · Cultural identity (2 works) · Deaf community (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Feeling (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works)