One way you can make sure that research includes your voice, is to contribute as a research participant.

Taking part as a research participant is one way to make sure your important voice is included in research findings, and making a difference.

The following research projects are either general calls for research participants, or are specifically seeking participants with diverse backgrounds.

Projects listed here have been approved by a relevant research ethics committee.

If you would like to list your research project, please contact us on kiaora@eraotearoa.org

Language transmission in multilingual families

A multi-country study by Karlstad University, Sweden, in conjunction with Griffith University, Australia, Massey University, New Zealand, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore seeks to investigate the environment in which multilingual parents raise their children and what might impact on parents’ decisions to transmit, or not, their home languages to their children.

Eligibility:

  • Aged over 18 years old

  • live in a family in which more than one language is used or could be used, or

    • if you are or have been a parent or primary carer of at least one child over 2 years of age

    • if you were yourself raised or exposed to more than one language at home as a child.

What to expect:

  • web-based questionnaire

  • 20-30 minutes, in one session

The relationship between Asian primary health workers and Māori health service users and the relevance of Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Vy Tran, a Vietnamese PhD candidate at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington is seeking participants for her study. Her doctoral research examines how Asian general practitioners and nurses understand Te Tiriti o Waitangi and how this understanding shapes their care for Māori health service users.

Eligibility:

  • Identify as Asian

  • Practise as a GP or a nurse in Aotearoa

  • Be between 18 to 65 years old.

What to expect:

  • One hour interview

  • a $50 Woolworths voucher

Exploring impacts on gender-based violence amongst Asian communities in Aotearoa

Registered social worker and PhD candidate at University of Canterbury, Jean Hur, is undertaking a study on exploring impacts on gender-based violence amongst Asian communities in Aotearoa. She is seeking two participant groups to interview one-to-one:

Health practitioners (social worker, counsellor, GP etc) who have engaged with Asian women and/or communities impacted by violence for a minimum of two years.

Community leaders for Asian population groups in Aotearoa that want to share or discuss their perspectives on violence in their Asian community in Aotearoa.

Consultation for integrative support of young Asian sexual violence survivors: Focus group members

The Centre for Arts and Social Transformation is conducting a study to understand the challenges faced by support service providers in helping young Asian sexual violence survivors in Aotearoa New Zealand. The study aims to gather insights to shape a future strategic model for enhanced health service delivery, with the goal of providing better integrated support for survivors.

Eligibility:

  • Aged 18+

  • Support service providers (for example, legal, school support, healthcare, mental health professionals)

  • Current or past experience (in the last two years) in supporting young Asian sexual violence survivors

What to expect:

  • Arts-based focus group with other service providers

  • 2 to 2.5 hours

  • $100 Prezzy card

Expert Advisory Group members for developing health prevention resources tailored to South Asian communities

Eligibility:

  • South Asian mental health clinicians

  • Psychologist, social worker, counsellor, therapist, nurse, mental health professional

  • Passionate about culturally safe, trauma-informed care

  • Able to translate resources from English to other South Asian languages

What to expect:

  • Paid as member of Expert Advisory Group

  • 1 hour per month, with more towards the end of the calendar year

  • 1-2 hours per month for review of resources

A collective understanding of family violence and sexual violence from the perspective of Africans in Aotearoa New Zealand

An independent team of African researchers are undertaking a research project funded by the Ministry of Social Development.

Eligibility:

  • You self-identify as an African migrant or former refugee in Aotearoa New Zealand

  • Your ancestor(s) are native to the African continent (one of your parents or grandparents is native to the African continent)

  • You currently reside in Aotearoa New Zealand.

You do not need to be victim-survivor or a witness, the researchers welcome everyone’s perspectives.

What to expect:

  • 2-hour online community hui (gathering)

Alcohol and drug use in the Asian community

Researchers from Asian Family Services (AFS) and the University of Auckland are looking for participants who:

- are aged 18 or over

- self-identify as Asian

- reside in New Zealand

- has experienced harm or challenges related to the use of alcohol and/or drugs

What to expect:

  • One-on-one interview

  • 1 - 1.5 hours

  • MS Teams, Zoom, or in-person at a safe location

  • Participation is confidential

  • All personal information is securely stored

  • $80 Giftpay or Prezzy voucher

The role of leaders in fostering psychological safety for ethnic minority and ethnic majority employees

Hansini Gunasekara, a PhD researcher at AUT, is conducting a study on how leaders influence employee psychological safety in New Zealand organisations. As part of this study, the team aims to collect survey data from 440 full-time employees across various sectors, industries, and roles (both leadership and non-leadership).

Are you:

- employed full-time (that is, 30 or more hours a week)

- reporting to a leader in an organisation based in New Zealand

- proficient in English so can grant informed consent and answer a survey with ease

Researchers are hoping to survey 200 participants who identify as an ethnic minority, and 200 who identify as ethnic majority.

What to expect:

  • Online survey

  • Approximately 20 minutes

Navigating stigma and identity: Lived experiences of neurodivergent (ADHD) young Asian women in Aotearoa New Zealand

Irene Zhu is studying for her Master of Health Science in Psychology at Massey University.

Are you?

  • aged between 18 - 25

  • a cisgender woman

  • Asian ethnicity

  • first-generation child of Asian immigrant parents (born and brought up in New Zealand, but your parents were not)

  • living in New Zealand

What to expect:

  • Share your story

  • $50 voucher as a thank you for your participation

Investigating occupational health, safety, and wellbeing outcomes of hospitality industry workers

Chamika Wickramaarachchi (Massey University) is doing research with hospitality industry workers, investigating occupational health, safety, and wellbeing outcomes.

To be eligible:

  • work in the hospitality industry - whether you are a chef, café worker, bar attendant, or work in a club, pub, restaurant, hotel, motel

Chamika is particularly interested in the experiences of workers with ethnic backgrounds.

What to expect:

  • Online survey

  • Takes approximately 10 minutes

  • In appreciation of your time, you will have the opportunity to enter a draw to win one of 50 grocery vouchers worth $50 each