Sharon McLennan

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Dr Sharon McLennan is a Senior Research and Teaching Fellow at Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington. She has teaching and research interests in critical and decolonial approaches to international development and global health. In 2023 Sharon was awarded a NZ Royal Society Marsden award for research on health system resilience in Fiji. She has also undertaken research on the role of Cuban health assistance in health and development in the Pacific, and on international volunteering and voluntourism. Sharon has a background in health as a registered nurse and volunteer and has worked in the Pacific, Asia, and Central America.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Senior research fellow, Victoria University of Wellington
  • 2019–2024
    Senior Lecturer, Massey University
  • 2013–2019
    Lecturer, Massey University

Education

  • 2012 
    Massey University, PhD
  • 2006 
    Massey University, MPhil
  • 1995 
    Wellington Polytechnic, BNurs

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Marsden Standard Grant
    Role:
    Primary Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Royal Society of New Zealand
  • 2018
    Marsden Fast Start
    Role:
    Primary Investigator
    Funding Source:
    Royal Society of New Zealand

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