Denise Wilson


Denise Lucy Wilson is a New Zealand health academic. She is Māori, of Ngāti Tahinga descent, and is currently a full professor of Māori health at the Auckland University of Technology.

Academic career

After a background in nursing she did an MSc titled 'Through the looking glass: nurses' responses to women experiencing partner abuse' and PhD titled 'Ngā kairaranga oranga / The weavers of health and wellbeing: a grounded theory study' at the Massey University. She then moved to the Auckland University of Technology, rising to full professor.
She has received media coverage for her work on domestic violence.
She is a keynote speaker at the biennial All Together Better Health Conferences organized by World Committee.

Selected works