Anne-Marie Jackson
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Anne-Marie Jackson | |
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.jpg) Anne-Marie Jackson in 2019 | |
| Born | Anne-Marie Jackson |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
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| Doctoral advisor | Tania Cassidy |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
Anne-Marie Jackson is a New Zealand professor at the University of Otago specialising in Māori physical education and health.[1]
Jackson grew up in rural Southland, with a Māori and a non-Māori parent. Both her parents worked in shearing gangs.[2] She affiliates with the Ngāti Whātua, Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Kahu o Whangaroa and Ngāti Wai tribes.[2]
She attended boarding school at Southland Girls' High School in Invercargill.[3]
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.[1][4]
In 2011, Jackson was appointed an academic staff member in the University of Otago's School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences.[1]
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.[1]
Jackson also contributes to the Coastal People: Southern Skies collaboration that connects communities with research to rebuild coastal ecosystems.[1]
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.[2]
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.[2]
