Matire Harwood
Bio
Associate Professor Matire Harwood
MBChB (University of Auckland), PhD Medicine (University of Otago), Ngāpuhi
Matire is a Māori health academic based in Tāmaki Makaurau. She divides her time between the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, where she is Deputy Dean; and work as a General Practitioner.
She has served on several national Boards and Advisory Committees including Waitematā District Health Board, Health Research Council, COVID-19 Technical Advisory Group at the Ministry of Health and the Hauora Māori Advisory Committee to New Zealnd's Minister of Health.
Matire has been recognised for her work with numerous awards across research, teaching and leadership. These include the 2017 L'Oréal UNESCO New Zealand 'For Women In Science Fellowship' for research in Indigenous health, the Health Research Council's Te Tohu Rapuora award in 2019 for leadership in research to improve Māori health, the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Community Service Medal in 2022 and the Butland Award in 2023 for Excellence in Research Supervision. She received the King's Service Medal in June 2024 for her contribution to indigenous Māori health.
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