Michelle Thompson-Fawcett | |
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Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Human geography |
Institutions | University of Otago |
Thesis |
Michelle Thompson-Fawcett is a New Zealand Māori academic of Ngati Whatua descent and is a full professor at the University of Otago. [1] [2] She is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi.
After a 1998 PhD titled 'Envisioning urban villages : a critique of a movement and two urban transformations' at the University of Oxford, Thompson-Fawcett moved to the University of Otago, rising to full professor in 2017 [1] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] and in 2022 was appointed distinguished professor at that university. [8]
In March 2021, Thompson-Fawcett was made a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, recognising her as a "world-leading expert in advancing contemporary mātauranga Māori and fostering Indigenous approaches to culturally sustainable environmental futures". [9]