萝莉社

Contact details

• Location: 7C 54, Block 7
  Campus: Pukeahu - Wellington

Qualifications

• Doctor of Clinical Psychology - 萝莉社 University (2023)
• Master of Arts with Distinction in Psychology - 萝莉社 University (2016)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Arts with Merit in Psychology - 萝莉社 University (2016)

Research Interests

Elle is interested in M膩ori experiences as related broadly to psychology, including M膩ori wellbeing, wairua, spirituality, culturally safe and relevant psychological interventions, equity in mental health, as well as racism and anti-racism. In her work she seeks to enhance understandings of sites of crisis as well as sites of resistance and strength for M膩ori, with the broader aims to initiate action and contribute meaningfully to communities. As a colleague of the , she appreciates Indigenous psychologies and is open to research in these areas. From a methodological perspective, she is enthusiastic about qualitative approaches that focus on meaning-making, namely narrative inquiry, narrative psychology, and discourse analysis. 

Thematics

Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology (170106): Kaupapa Maori Psychology (170108): Psychology (170100): Psychology And Cognitive Sciences (170000)

Keywords

M膩ori; wellbeing; wairua; spirituality; Indigenous psychologies; racism. 

Languages

• Te Reo M膩ori
  Last used: Today
  Spoken ability: Average
  Written ability: Average

Teaching Statement

Elle teaches undergraduate courses in Indigenous psychologies and clinical psychology. She also has input to the postgraduate clinical psychology training programme on the Pukeahu, Wellington campus. 

Graduate Supervision Statement

Elle values collaboration and approaches research supervision with a focus on relationships. Integral to her background is a passion for engaging with and working alongside people. As an early-career scholar, she views supervision as an opportunity for mutual learning and development. 

She is open to supervising projects that align with her research interests and expertise in topics related to M膩ori wellbeing, wairua, spirituality, Indigenous psychologies, culturally safe and relevant psychological interventions, equity in mental health, as well as racism and anti-racism. She is well-suited to projects that use qualitative approaches and has a particular interest in Kaupapa M膩ori and narrative methodologies. 

Current Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

• Aorangi Kora - Doctor of Philosophy
  Te mana o te wahine - Exploring M膩ori women's experiences of leadership and online misogyny.
• Erani Motu - Doctor of Clinical Psychology
  Wairuatanga: Exploring the understanding and implementation of wairua-informed practice with rangatahi M膩ori in a youth forensic setting.

Other Links

• - The Centre for Indigenous Psychologies is a space where M膩ori and Indigenous psychologies are embraced, experienced, understood, and developed. In 2024 Dr Elle Brittain is Acting Co-Director.
• - Dr Elle Brittain is part of an inter-disciplinary, multi-university research project that will seek to identify and nurture wairuatanga and spirituality in Aotearoa, New Zealand鈥檚 health system.
• Dr Elle Brittain awarded HRC Emerging Researcher First Grant
• M膩ori worldview needed for psychological healing and recovery