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Anne-Marie Jackson

Māori physical education researcher in New Zealand

Anne-Marie Jackson is a New Zealand professor at the University of Otago specialising in Māori physical education and health.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Anne-Marie Jackson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Companies

University of OtagoBoard member Jan 1, 2023 to now¹⁸
University of OtagoBoard member Jul 1, 2021 to now¹⁸

Early life and education

Date not recordedTe Wānanga o Aotearoa³
Date not recordedUniversity of Otago³

Early life

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

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

Academic career

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.

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

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.

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

Awards and recognition

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.

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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Anne-Marie Jackson (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: researcher.¹²

Since 2023Full professor^{9 11}
Since 2023Director, University of Otago^{4 8}
Since 2021Director, University of Otago^{4 7}
2020 to 2021Associate professor, University of Otago^{4 6}
Since 2020Associate professor^{9 10}
Until 2020Worked at University of Otago^{4 5}

Personal life

CitizenshipNew Zealand¹³

Awards

2020Rowheath Trust Award and Carl Smith Medal^{14 15}

Sources

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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson on Wikidata
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WikipediaAnne-Marie Jackson on Wikipedia
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: Worked at University of Otago, on Wikidata
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WikidataWorked at University of Otago, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2020
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WikidataAssociate professor, University of Otago, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2024
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WikidataDirector, University of Otago, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataDirector, University of Otago, as reported by ORCID Public Data File 2023
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: Associate professor, on Wikidata
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WikidataAssociate professor, as reported
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WikidataFull professor, as reported
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: X, on Wikidata
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WikidataAnne-Marie Jackson: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataUniversity of Otago, Board member
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Wikimedia CommonsAnne-Marie Jackson photo by Royal Society Te Apārangi, CC BY-SA 4.0