by ksch009 | Feb 26, 2020 | Media release, Resilient Teens
Listen to Dr Joanne Chu from the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health being interviewed on 95b FM – Ready, Steady, Learn. Joanna talks about texting tips for parenting. Joanna’s research focus is on supporting parents through the...
by ksch009 | Jan 30, 2020 | Media release, Resilient Teens
Could feeling more confident and connected parenting your teens be as simple as receiving text messages? Emerging research from the University of Auckland suggests it can. A research team from the University’s School of Population Health has successfully trialled...
by ksch009 | Dec 2, 2019 | Healthy Weight, Media release, Resilient Teens
A Better Start National Science Challenge’s Model Acceptance study is the first large-scale survey on the subject of caregiver acceptability of early childhood obesity prediction models in a multi-ethnic cohort of parents, caregivers, and grandparents anywhere in the...
by ksch009 | Nov 28, 2019 | Contestable, Media release, Resilient Teens, Vision Matauranga
Read the published report for ‘Te Taonga o Taku Ngākau’ Ancestral Knowledge and the Wellbeing of Tamariki Māori project by Leonie Pihama, Naomi Simmonds and Waikaremoana Waitoki. This project investigates ways that mātauranga Māori related to the raising...
by ksch009 | Nov 8, 2019 | Big Data, Resilient Teens
The rate at which antidepressants are being prescribed to young New Zealanders has risen in the last nine years. The research, by the universities of Auckland and Otago, shows the biggest increase was in the 13-17 year old groups, with an 83 per cent rise. Over this...
by ksch009 | Sep 16, 2019 | Contestable, Healthy Weight, Media release, Newsletter, Resilient Teens
As a researcher of exercise science, a father of two teenagers and husband of a teacher, getting young people moving in an achievable way is paramount for Associate Professor Nigel Harris. The Associate Dean for Postgraduate Research at Auckland University of...
