Research/Lecturing

My teaching and research are closely connected, and both are grounded in a values-led, relational approach to learning and knowledge-making. As a university lecturer, I teach across sport management, governance, and leadership, designing classes that are discussion-based, applied, and shaped by whakawhanaungatanga, critical inquiry, and care for the people in the room.

Alongside this, my research focuses on Māori governance, with particular attention to how tikanga and values are enacted in decision-making spaces in practice, not just in formal structures. Drawing on kaupapa Māori approaches and multimodal analysis, my work explores how leadership, power, and relationships are lived and negotiated in real time. Together, my teaching and research aim to support more thoughtful, inclusive, and values-informed leadership across sport, governance, and community contexts.