Taima Moeke-Pickering

Dr. Taima Moeke-Pickering is a Maori of the Ngati Pukeko and Tuhoe tribes. She is a full professor in the School of Indigenous Relations at Laurentian University where she teaches courses on Indigenous research methodologies, international Indigenous issues, and United Nations and Indigenous social work. She has extensive experience working with international Indigenous communities, evaluative research, big data analysis, #MMIW and photovoice methodologies.  She is co-editor of the book Decolonizing & Indigenizing Education in Canada (2020) and lead editor for the book Critical Reflections and Politics for Advancing Women in the Academy (2020).

• Ph. D, 2010, University of Waikato, Psychology Department, Hamilton, New Zealand. Thesis Title: Decolonisation as a social change framework and its impact on the development of Indigenous-based curricula for Helping Professionals in mainstream Tertiary Education Organisations. Digital Copy of PhD Thesis: University of Waikato, 2010 http://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/bitstream/10289/4148/3/thesis.pdf
• M.Soc.Sci First Class Honours. Discipline, Psychology Year, 1996 Institution: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
• B.Soc.Sci. Discipline, Psychology Year, 1994 Institution: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
• Partially Completed 5 (post Masters) professional papers (700 level) toward specialist professional diploma in Community Psychology (PGDipPsych(Com). Still to complete 12 month internship. Year completed papers, 1998.

Appointed Full Professor July 1 2019

Appointed Coordinator Master of Indigenous Relations July 1 2017-2020

Appointed to Director of School of Indigenous Relations July 1 2014-2017

Appointed to Associate Professor July 1 2012

Appointed Vice Chairperson Laurentian Research Ethics Board 2015-2017

Member of Laurentian University Research Ethics Board 2012 to 2017

Appointed to Director of School of Indigenous Relations  July 1 2010 to 2013

Appointed to Assistant Professor July 1 2006

Currently Taima is completing articles on Indigenous theories and pedagogies particularly highlighting teaching practices, the situating of self-determination and decolonisation factors in the classroom. She has recently completed an evaluation research project with the Salvation Army, Sudbury on the Women and Family Shelter and a pilot project on Food Security in New Zealand.  She is working on a NZ Health Research Grant on food security and food sovereingty with Maori communities in the Eastern Bay of Plenty Area.

• April, 2011. Te Amorangi National Maori Academics, New Zealand
  

Moeke-Pickering, T., Heitia, M., Heitia, S., Karapu, R. & Cote-Meek, S. (due to be released May, 2015).  Understanding Maori food security and food sovereignty issues in Whakatane.  MAI Journal Vol 4, Issue 1 pp 29-42. A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship, Auckland, NZ.

In press: Moeke-Pickering, T. & Cote-Meek. S. (2015).  Strengthening Indigenous Social Work in the Academy.  (In Press) Accepted Article for Journal of Indigenous Social Development, Hawaii, USA.  JISD, Vol.4, Issue 1, May 2015.

In press: Moeke-Pickering, T. & Partridge, C. (2015).  Aboriginal Social Work: Incorporating Aboriginal worldviews in social work field practice. Submitted to Indigenous Social Work Journal Vol. 10, Laurentian University, Sudbury, ON.

Moeke-Pickering, T. (2014). Insights gained from the Evaluation Surveys conducted with the School of Native Human Services Students during the periods of 2008, 2010 and 2012. Native Social Work Journal, Vol. 9. (pgs 83-92), Sudbury, ON.

Moeke-Pickering, T. & Partridge, C. (2014). Aboriginal Social Work: Incorporating Aboriginal worldviews in social work field practice. Social Work Journal Reflets : revue d'intervention sociale et communautaire, Quebec.

Moeke-Pickering, T. & Cote-Meek, S. &. (2011). Indigenous Pedagogies and Transformational Practices. Williams, G. (Ed). Talking Back, Talking Forward: Journeys in transforming Indigenous educational practice. Selected papers from the 6th International Conference on Indigenous Education: Pacific Rim, Cairns Conference, Australia, 18 - 21 December 2010 pgs 27-32. CDU Press – Charles Darwin University, Australia.

Moeke-Pickering, T.M. (In-Press, 2012). Indigenous worldviews and pedagogies in Social Work: Ways of being and doing (Chapter 3) (pgs 1-12). In Sinclair, R. (Ed). Kiskēyihtamowin: Aboriginal Social Work Theory, Praxis, and Critique Vol II. Publisher: Fernwood/Brunswick Books. (due to be released in 2014).

T.M. Moeke-Pickering (2012) Report: Evaluation of The Salvation Army Cedar Place Women and Family Shelter, Sudbury, Ontario.

T.M. Moeke-Pickering (2012) Report: Native Human Services Student Evaluation. Survey conducted with School of Native Human Services students (65) to gain information on strengths, weaknesses, satisfaction levels of the program, the resources and the faculty and staff. Laurentian University, Sudbury.

T.M. Moeke-Pickering (2010) Report: Native Human Services Research Evaluation. Survey conducted with School of Native Human Services students (29) to gain information on strengths, weaknesses, satisfaction levels of the program, the resources and the faculty and staff. Laurentian University, Sudbury.

Editor, Native Social Work Journal – Volume 8, 2012 Indigenous Social Work Practices and Theories

Co-Editor, Native Social Work Journal – Volume 7, 2010 – Promising Practices in Mental Health: Emerging Paradigms in Aboriginal Social Work Practices