Ahonuku/Associate Professor & Manutaki/Director
Natasha Tassell-Matamua
Natasha Tassell-Matamua (Te Ātiawa, Ngāti Makea kei Rarotonga) is an Associate Professor and currently a Deputy Head of the School of Psychology at Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is also co-Director of the recently established Centre for Indigenous Psychologies.
Her research and teaching is in the area of Indigenous psychologies, and in particular the utilisation of Indigenous knowledges to effect meaningful change across a range of contexts. Her research typically focusses on the interplay between spirituality, well-being and the wider ecosystem.
Natasha has spent the last decade researching the phenomenology, after-effects and cultural specificity of near-death experiences, and has published extensively in the area as well as providing numerous presentations both nationally and internationally.
Natasha is on research leave until 1st March 2025. For all general queries related to the Centre, please send an email or contact our co-directors, Dr Hukarere Valentine and Dr Elle Brittain.