Research Publications

The below is a selection of publications highlighting the breadth of our research work


Rolleston, A., Jones, G. T., Earle, N. J., Gibbs, S., Pilbrow, A., Faatoese, A., Poppe, K. K., Henare, K., Cameron, V. A., Macartney-Coxson, D., Legget, M. E., & Doughty, R. N. (2026). Considerations for study design and analysis for ethically and culturally safe DNA methylation research in Aotearoa New Zealand. SSM - Population Health, 33, 101889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101889


Rolleston, A. K., Korohina, E., & McDonald, M. (2022). Navigating the space between co‐design and mahitahi: Building bridges between knowledge systems on behalf of communities. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 30(6), 830–835. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12916


Rolleston, A., McDonald, M., & Miskelly, P. (2022). Our story: A Māori perspective of flourishing whānau. Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, 17(3), 277–297. https://doi.org/10.1080/1177083X.2021.1981955


Rolleston, A., Miskelly, P., McDonald, M., Wiles, J., Poppe, K., & Doughty, R. (2022). Cultural context in New Zealand: Incorporating kaupapa Māori values in clinical research and practice. Health Promotion International, 37(3), daac065. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daac065


Rolleston, A. K., Bowen, J., Hinze, A., Korohina, E., & Matamua, R. (2021). Collaboration in research: Weaving Kaupapa Māori and computer science. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 17(4), 469–479. https://doi.org/10.1177/11771801211043164


Rolleston, A. K., Cassim, S., Kidd, J., Lawrenson, R., Keenan, R., & Hokowhitu, B. (2020). Seeing the unseen: Evidence of kaupapa Māori health interventions. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 16(2), 129–136. https://doi.org/10.1177/1177180120919166


Rolleston, A., Doughty, R. N., & Poppe, K. (2017). The effect of a 12-week exercise and lifestyle management programme on cardiac risk reduction: A pilot using a kaupapa Māori philosophy. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 12(1), 116–130. https://doi.org/10.18357/ijih121201716905


Rolleston, A. K., Doughty, R., & Poppe, K. (2016). Integration of kaupapa Māori concepts in health research: A way forward for Māori cardiovascular health? Journal of Primary Healthcare, 8(1), 60–66