The kiwiASQ team

Dr Alison Leversha
Starship Community Paediatrician
Senior Lecturer Department of Paediatrics and Child and Youth Health
University of Auckland
HRC Clinical Research Practitioner Fellow

Professor Trecia Wouldes
Developmental Psychologist
Department of Psychological Medicine
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
University of Auckland

Professor Suzanne Purdy (Te Rarawa, NgāiTakoto) CNZOM
Department of Psychology and Speech Science
University of Auckland

Dr Teuila Percival, DNZM, QSO
Samoan Paediatrician
Kidzfirst
Senior Lecturer
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health
University of Auckland
Director Moana Connect
Director SouthSeas Trust

Dr Anneka Anderson (Kāi Tahu/Kāti Māmoe)
Senior Lecturer
Te Kupenga Hauora Māori
University of Auckland
Research Lead
National Hauora Coalition

Mary Roberts
Well Child Nurse
CEO Moana Connect

Joanne Watkins

Psychologist and PhD Fellow

Department of Psychological Medicine

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

University of Auckland

Dr Jacinta Fa’alili-Fidow
Co-Director Moana Connect
Pacific Advisor Growing Up in New Zealand
PhD: Resilience among Pacific Children
Department of Longitudinal Studies
University of Auckland

Moira Nelson
Paediatric Speech Therapist
Just Talking
PhD student examining language disadvantage and language development in the first 2 years of school
School of Speech Science
University of Auckland

Dr Elaine Ballard
Senior Lecturer Speech Science
School of Psychology
University of Auckland

Carol Green Illustrator Extraordinaire
Tāmaki Makaurau

Dr Nataliia Simonov

Research Fellow

Psychological Medicine

UoA

We are also supporting several postgraduate students, and have many more projects and opportunities.
Contact us to find out more.