Equity and Diversity Committee

Our Equity and Diversity Committee works to ensure that our faculty is a fair and inclusive place to work and study and a place where diversity is celebrated.

We develop, promote, and monitor strategies within our faculty and within the equity community across the University to provide equal opportunities as well as work and study environments where everyone has a chance to reach their potential.

The Equity and Diversity Committee of the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences works to:

• Ensure that our faculty is a fair and inclusive place to work and study
• Develop, promote and monitor strategies within our faculty and the wider University community to provide equal opportunities for staff and students
• Build work and study environments where everyone has a chance to reach their potential
• Celebrate diversity within our faculty

The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences and the equity committee recognise Te Tiriti o Waitangi/The Treaty of Waitangi as our foundational document and the status of Māori as tangata whenua.

The diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our committee make a valuable contribution toward achieving equity in our faculty.

Chair

Emma Sadera
Paewai Whakaako Ngaio | Professional Teaching Fellow
Manupiri Tōkeke | Associate Dean (Equity and Diversity)
Īmēra: e.sadera@auckland.ac.nz
FMHS Education

Members

Daniel Waru Heke (he/him/ia)
Kaitohutohu Hōtaka | Programme Adviser
Īmēra: d.heke@auckland.ac.nz
Professional Staff representative

Rebecca Slykerman
Pouako Matua| Senior Lecturer Psychological Medicine
Īmēra: r.slykerman@auckland.ac.nz
School of Medicine

Stuti Misra (she/her)
Ahonuku | Associate Professor in Ophthalmology
Īmēra: s.misra@auckland.ac.nz
School of Medicine

Trudi Aspden (she/her)
Pouako Matua | Senior lecturer 
Īmēra: t.aspden@auckland.ac.nz
School of Pharmacy

Manisha Sharma
Pouako Matua | Senior Lecturer
Īmēra: manisha.sharma@auckland.ac.nz
School of Pharmacy

Rohit Ramchandra
Ahonuku | Associate Professor
Physiology
Īmēra: r.ramchandra@auckland.ac.nz
School of Medical Sciences

Jacqueline Ramke
Ahonuku | Associate Professor
Īmēra: j.ramke@auckland.ac.nz
School of Optometry and Vision Science

Sue Reddy
Poutaki Ratonga ā-Rōpū | TKHM and Vision 20:20 Operations Manager
Īmēra: s.reddy@auckland.ac.nz
Te Kupenga Hauora Māori Representative

Sharon Mein Smith
Paewai Whakaako Ngaio | Professional Teaching Fellow
Īmēra: s.meinsmith@auckland.ac.nz
School of Population Health

Gerhard Sundborn
Pouako Matua | Senior Lecturer
Īmēra: g.sundborn@auckland.ac.nz
Pacific Health

Merryn Gott
Ahorangi | Professor of Health Sciences
Īmēra: m.gott@auckland.ac.nz
School of Nursing

Nicola Paton (she/her)

Paewai Whakaako Ngaio | Professional Teaching Fellow
Īmēra: n.paton@auckland.ac.nz
Rainbow+ representative

Ariana Andrews (she/her/ia)
Paewai Whakaako Ngaio | Professional Teaching Fellow
Īmēra: ariana.andrews@auckland.ac.nz
Te Kupenga Hauora Māori

Teena Gamage
Paewai Rangahau | Research Fellow
Īmēra: t.gamage@auckland.ac.nz
Auckland Bioengineering Institute

Student Representative

Nimisha Chabba
FMHS Postgraduate Students Association (FMHS PGSA) Representative
School of Optometry and Vision Science
Īmēra: nimisha.chabba@auckland.ac.nz