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Anne-Marie Jackson

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Anne-Marie Jackson
Anne-Marie Jackson in 2019
Born
Anne-Marie Jackson
NationalityNew Zealand
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Thesis
Doctoral advisorTania Cassidy
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago

Anne-Marie Jackson is a New Zealand professor at the University of Otago specialising in Māori physical education and health.[1]

Early life

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Jackson grew up in rural Southland, with a Māori and a non-Māori parent. Both her parents worked in shearing gangs.[2] She affiliates with the Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu o Whangaroa and Ngāti Wai tribes.[2]

She attended boarding school at Southland Girls' High School in Invercargill.[3]

Academic career

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Jackson completed a Bachelor of Physical Education Honours degree majoring in exercise sport science and a Master of Physical Education focusing on education policy. She completed a PhD in Māori studies and physical education at the University of Otago in 2011; her thesis was titled Ki uta ki tai: he taoka tuku iho.[1][4]

In 2011, Jackson was appointed an academic staff member in the University of Otago's School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences.[1]

In 2013, she and Hauiti Hakopa, established Te Koronga, a graduate research excellence group which later became recognised as a University of Otago Research Theme: Te Koronga: Indigenous Science.[1]

Jackson also contributes to the Coastal People: Southern Skies collaboration that connects communities with research to rebuild coastal ecosystems.[1]

Awards and recognition

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In 2019, Jackson received the Royal Society Te Apārangi’s Te Kōpūnui Māori Research Award for research creating new knowledge connecting mātauranga Māori (traditional knowledge) and physical sciences.[2]

In 2020, Jackson was the joint winner of the University of Otago Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal. The award recognises outstanding research performance of early career staff.[2]

Selected works

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  • Jackson, Anne-Marie (September 2015). "Kaupapa Māori theory and critical Discourse Analysis: Transformation and social change". AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples. 11 (3): 256–268. doi:10.1177/117718011501100304. ISSN 1177-1801.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Te Koronga. "Anne-Marie Jackson". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Otago Bulletin Board. "Associate Professor Anne-Marie Jackson - winner's profile". University of Otago. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. ^ Nic (4 May 2021). "Alumni News: University of Otago Magazine Article "Coastal Connections"". Southland Girls' High School. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  4. ^ Jackson, A.-M. (2011). Ki uta ki tai: he taoka tuku iho (PhD thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago.
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