Dr Elizabeth Kiata-Holland
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Biography
Dr Elizabeth (Liz) Kiata-Holland is a visiting Research Fellow in the School of Design, Creative Industries Faculty, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia. Liz holds a PhD from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She has conducted interdisciplinary, mixed-methods research in social gerontology. In previous positions at the University of Auckland and the University of Queensland, Liz’s research has focused on the lived experiences of adults with disabilities and the people that work with them. As chief and co-investigator on successful research grants, Liz has been involved in all aspects of the research process. She has led and collaborated on the writing of a number of academic publications including journal articles in BMJ, Australasian Journal on Ageing, and Qualitative Health Research. Liz has peer-reviewed journals including Health and Social Care in the Community, Journal of Primary Health Care, and the Journal of Health Psychology. Since joining QUT, Liz has been working on a number of diverse research activities.Personal details
Keywords
ageing population, ageing in place, lived experience of ageing, social aspects of ageing, older adults, roads and transport, health and ageing, women and health
Discipline
Psychology, Public Health and Health Services
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (University of Auckland)
Professional memberships and associations
Past memberships and associations
Research interests
- Member, Australian Association of Gerontology
- President, New Zealand Association of Gerontology, Auckland branch
- Inaugural student representative, Executive, New Zealand Association of Gerontology
- Executive Member, New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women, Auckland Branch
- Member, Women’s Studies Association
- Member, Institute for Research on Gender, University of Auckland
Research interests
- ageing population
- ageing in place
- lived experience of ageing
- social aspects of ageing
- ageing and health
- older age
- long term residential care
- intercultural care practices
Teaching
Liz is an accredited supervisor at QUT. She has lectured in qualitative research methods at QUT and the University of Auckland. Liz has lectured in the social and health sciences at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) and the University of Auckland.
Selected publications
QUT ePrints
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Awards
- Type
- Fellowships
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety (CARRS-Q),Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology; Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Centre of Excellence for Behaviour Support, Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences, University of Queensland, 2012-2013Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, General Practice & Primary Health Care, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medial & Health Sciences, Univeristy of Auckland, 2011Research Fellowship, Social & Community Health, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, Univeristy of Auckland, 2007-2008
- Type
- International Collaboration
- Reference year
- 2008
- Details
- Horiba and the Association of Pacific Rim Universities, Junior Gerontologists Grant - a collaboration between doctoral students from Japan, China, Mongolia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Australia and New Zealand, 2008.Canadian and New Zealand Associations of Gerontology Studentship, a collabaration between doctoral students from Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand, 2004.
- Type
- Reviewer for an Academic Journal
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Invited Reviewer for 9 academic, peer-reviewed journals: Ageing and Society; Australasian Journal on Ageing; Journal of Gerontology-Social Sciences; Health and Social Care in the Community;Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders; Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement; Journal of Health Psychology; Journal of Primary Health Care
- Type
- Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Member, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation (IHBI), Queensland, QUT; Executive member, New Zealand Association of Gerontology, Auckland branch; President, New Zealand Association of Gerontology, Auckland branch (past); Inaugural student representative, Executive, New Zealand Association of Gerontology; Member, New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Auckland BranchExecutive Member, New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women Auckland Branch Member, Women¿s Studies Association; Member, Institute for Research on Gender, University of Auckland; Member, National SIDS Study Group, Medical School, University of Auckland; Member, New Zealand Womens Studies Journal collective
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Health Research Council of New Zealand Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2007; Performance Based Research Fund (PBRF) Support, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical & Health Sciences, University of Auckland, 2006, 2007, 2009; HOPE Foundation for Research on Ageing Research Doctoral Scholarship, 2004-2006; New Zealand Vice-Chancellors Committee - Claude McCarthy Fellowship, University of Auckland, 2005