https://youtu.be/xVI5irqlaQc Finley Ngarangi Johnson and Colleagues introduce 'Ngaruroro' which is a new model for Māori wellbeing. Fin, who is a PhD student at Victoria University of Wellington and a Researcher at the Ministry of Social…
Posts TaggedSocial and Cultural Psychology Episodes on Social phenomena including politics, society, religion, culture and indigenous psychology
Episodes on Social phenomena including politics, society, religion, culture and indigenous psychology
#40. Voice of Aroha – Kodrean Eashae & Luis Perez
https://youtu.be/_E7V9yI9eg8 World Refugee Day is on the 20th of June each year and is dedicated to refugees all around the world. We spoke to Kodrean Eashae and Luis Perez from Voice of Aroha. Voice of…
#39. Reimagining the Role of the Catholic Church – Geo Robrigado
https://youtu.be/ZeI935be5-w The Catholic church is the only religious entity to hold a seat in the United Nations through the Vatican city’s status as a state. Geo Robrigado, Law graduate and former President of the Victoria…
#38. Planetary Melancholia – Prateek Shankar and Valerie Navarrete
https://youtu.be/rgpSb-AZWi8 Prateek Shankar and Valerie Navarrete are founders of the Jungle Publics, a group trying to foster interdisciplinary discussions and reimagine how we relate to our planet and each other. They come on to talk…
#32. Elite Dominance and Inequality in Academia – Assoc. Prof. Mehmet Orhan
https://youtu.be/yCMDMRCAHLM Dr. Mehmet Orhan, Associate Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at EM Normandie Business School joined us to talk about authorship inequality, elite dominance, and the ethical and problematic issues of doing science and…
#23. Leadership and Mental health: Experiences from the Military – Dan ‘Zia’ Joseph
Dan Zai Joseph, author of Backpack to Rucksack: Insight Into Leadership and Resilience From Military Experts, joins from the United States to speak about mental health among military personnel and veterans, the importance of understanding…
#22. Cultural Embeddedness: Complexity of Māori identity – Dr. Ririwai Fox and Ellie Rukuwai
https://youtu.be/hFjgz2b3gpk Multiple factors shape the complex relationships people have with their own culture and identity. This particularly affects indigenous communities the world over and has given rise to a wave of leaders working towards uplifting…
#21. Diagnosing Wokeness: Researching what being ‘woke’ is and cancel culture – Prof. Paul Jose
Professor Paul Jose is a developmental, cross-cultural and political psychologist currently working at Victoria University of Wellington. He is the first psychologist to develop a thorough measurement of the concept of wokeness and joins us…
#16. Being Creative – Prof. Vlad Glaveanu
What do we mean when someone is creative? Professor. Vlad Glaveanu from Dublin City University video called in to talk about his work with creativity, imagination, culture, societal changes and possibility. We cover topics like…
#14. Why do we perform rituals? – Dr. Johannes Karl
Dr. Johannes Karl, Assistant professor in Psychology at the Dublin City University, Ireland, joins us to talk about what rituals are, why they come about and what benefits they provide. Dr. Karl's research covers topics…
#13. Religion – Dr. Aiyana Willard
Dr. Aiyana Willard, Senior lecturer at the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University London and research associate at the Institute for Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology at Oxford. Dr. Willard along with Feryl Badiani,…
#12. Panel Discussion: Queering Psychology
For Pride month at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington, post-graduate students at the School of Psychology held an event showcasing their research and sharing their experiences as members of the rainbow community. To continue…
#11. Mental Health Awareness Special with Youthline, Bravely and Jasmin Shoukri
Aotearoa New Zealand celebrated Mental Health Awareness week 2022 from the 28th of September to the 2nd of October. To pay tribute to the work done by people who do not fit directly under the…
#9. The Ancestors in Us – Dr. Richard Johnson
Dr. Richard Johnson, Lead of The Indian in Me project and Senior Lecturer in the School of Education Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia, talks to us about people coming from hyphenated ethnicities. Using his…
#6. World Refugee Day: Whoever. Wherever. Whenever – Dr. Marieke Jasperse and Kodrean Eashae
As the 20th of June is World Refugee Day, we had Dr. Marieke Jasperse, Senior Advisor Trafficking in Persons, Immigration New Zealand and Kodrean Eashae, Host of Voice of Aroha, Wellington Access Radio come on….
#5. From the ground up: Māori and Community Based Research – Dr. Tia Neha
Dr. Tia Neha, Senior Lecturer in Māori and Indigenous Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington, speaks about community driven research with the example of her own doctoral studies within Māori communities, the importance of language,…
#3. Relationships, red flags and love – Dr. Matt Hammond
Relationships researcher, Dr. Matt Hammond joined us to answer questions asked by our instagram followers about relationships. CW: The episode covers content on topics such as aggression/gaslighting/violence. If you are looking for assistance, here are…
#1. Intro to social psychology: Political Psychology, Identity and Wellbeing – Prof. Marc Wilson
Discussion with Social and Political Psychologist, Associate Dean of Science at Victoria University of Wellington, Professor Marc Wilson. Prof, Wilson gives us an introduction to the world of social psychology through his own research covering…