The team
Meet the staff at the National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Led by 2025 Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year Professor Dr Beverley Lawton, nō Ngāti Porou, Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, Distinguished Fellow of the Royal College of General Practice, the Centre brings together a group of world-renowned scientists, researchers, and fellows with expertise in maternal and infant health, neonatal nursing, sexual and reproductive health, and social science and community-based research.
You can contact the Centre at adminncwhra@vuw.ac.nz.
Director
Director, Centre for Women's Health Research
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Deputy Director
Deputy Director
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Professional Staff
Sophia Unga
Centre Administrator
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Research staff
Senior Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Senior Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Teaching Fellow
School of Health
Senior Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Jo-ann Stanton
Associate Professor Research
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Senior Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Senior Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Maxine Schmidt
Research Assistant
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Research Fellow
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Matthew Bennett
Research Assistant
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Sidney Ropitini
Adjunct Staff
Stacie Geller
Tarra Mcnally
PhD candidates
Arianna Nisa-Waller
PhD candidate
National Centre for Women's Health Research Aotearoa
Development team
The Development Office at Victoria University of Wellington Foundation would be delighted to work with you to build a long-term partnership that will fulfil your philanthropic goals and enable the National Centre for Women’s Health Research Aotearoa to achieve our vision of better health for all women and children.
Senior Development Manager, Science and Engineering
Development and Alumni Relations Office · Development Office