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Niki Harré

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Niki Harré
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Auckland
Thesis
Doctoral studentsCarla Houkamau

Nicole (Niki) Harré is a New Zealand academic and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Auckland[1] specialising in community psychology and the psychology of sustainability at University of Auckland.[2] Her research addresses issues of sustainability, citizenship, values and political activism.[2] Harré is the author of Psychology for a Better World: Strategies to Inspire Sustainability [3][4] and The Infinite Game How to Live Well Together.[5][6]

Academic career

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After a PhD titled 'The young driver: a highway warrior? ' [7] at the University of Auckland, Harré taught to the University of Auckland, rising to full professor.[1]

Notable students of Harré include Carla Houkamau, professor of psychology at Auckland.[8]

Selected works

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  • Harré, Niki, John Read. "The role of biological and genetic causal beliefs in the stigmatisation of'mental patients'." Journal of mental health 10, no. 2 (2001): 223–235.
  • Brug, Johannes, Mark Conner, Niki Harre, Stef Kremers, Susan McKellar, and Sandy Whitelaw. "The Transtheoretical Model and stages of change: a critique: observations by five commentators on the paper by Adams, J. and White, M.(2004) why don't stage-based activity promotion interventions work?." Health education research 20, no. 2 (2005): 244–258.
  • Harré, Niki, Jeff Field, and Barry Kirkwood. "Gender differences and areas of common concern in the driving behaviors and attitudes of adolescents." Journal of Safety Research 27, no. 3 (1996): 163–173.
  • Harré, Niki, Susan Foster, and Maree O'Neill. "Self‐enhancement, crash‐risk optimism and the impact of safety advertisements on young drivers." British journal of psychology 96, no. 2 (2005): 215–230.
  • Harré, Niki. "Risk evaluation, driving, and adolescents: A typology." Developmental Review 20, no. 2 (2000): 206–226.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Dr Niki Harre - The University of Auckland". unidirectory.auckland.ac.nz.
  2. ^ a b "Dr Niki Harre - The University of Auckland". www.science.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Psychology for a Better World". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
  4. ^ Psychology for a Better World, retrieved 6 November 2019
  5. ^ What is the infinite game?, retrieved 6 November 2019
  6. ^ The Infinite Game: How to Live Well Together. ISBN 1869408780.
  7. ^ Harre, Nicole (5 May 1996). "The young driver: a highway warrior?" – via researchspace.auckland.ac.nz.
  8. ^ Houkamau, Carla Anne (2006). Identity and socio-historical context: transformations and change among Māori women (PhD thesis). ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland.
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