Our members
Information and contact details for the members of the Assisted Dying Research Network.
We welcome enquiries from people wanting to get involved in assisted dying research. You also can learn about members’ areas of expertise regarding potential postgraduate supervision.
Our members are available for media comment.
The Assisted Dying Research Network is affiliated with the School of Health at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington but our members are from institutions across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Co-chairs
Senior Research Fellow
School of Health
Post Doctoral Research Fellow
School of Health
![Dr Jeanne Snelling profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/jeanne-snelling.jpg)
Dr Jeanne Snelling
Medical Law Specialist
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Law, University of Otago
Kaumātua
![Dr Te Hurinui Karaka-Clarke profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/te-hurinui-karaka-clarke.jpg)
Dr Te Hurinui Karaka-Clarke
Support and Consultation for End of Life in New Zealand (SCENZ) member
Senior Lecturer in Te Reo Māori Education, University of Canterbury
Network members
![Dr Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/annabel-ahuriri-driscoll.jpg)
Dr Annabel Ahuriri-Driscoll
Māori/Public Health speciality
Senior Lecturer in Education, Health and Human Development, University of Canterbury
![Dr Gary Cheung (PhD FRANZCP MBChB) profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/gary-cheung.jpg)
Dr Gary Cheung (PhD FRANZCP MBChB)
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist at Auckland District Health Board.
Senior Lecturer in the School of Medicine, University of Auckland
![Janine Penfield Winters, M.D profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/janine-winters.jpg)
Janine Penfield Winters, M.D
Palliative Medicine Specialist
Senior Lecturer, University of Otago
![Professor Kate Diesfeld profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/kate-diesfeld.jpg)
Professor Kate Diesfeld
Professor of Law
School of Public Health and Interprofessional Studies at Auckland University of Technology
![Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell (Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki, Ngāti Porou) profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/tess-moeke-maxwell.jpg)
Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell (Ngāi Tai ki Tamaki, Ngāti Porou)
Research Fellow
School of Nursing, University of Auckland
![Professor Ben White profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/ben-white.jpg)
Professor Ben White
Professor of End-of-Life Law and Regulation
Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
![Professor Lindy Willmott profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/lindy-willmott.jpg)
Professor Lindy Willmott
Professor of Law
Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology
![Dr Jackie Robinson profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/jackie-robinson.jpg)
Dr Jackie Robinson
Member of SCENZ
Faculty of Medical Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Auckland
![Kate Reid profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/kate-reid.jpg)
Kate Reid
Senior Lecturer, University of Canterbury
![Leanne Manson (Ngāti Tama ki te Tauihu, Te Ātiawa) profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/leanne-manson.jpg)
Leanne Manson (Ngāti Tama ki te Tauihu, Te Ātiawa)
![Dr Aida Dehkhoda profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/aida-dehkhoda.jpg)
Dr Aida Dehkhoda
PhD in Psychology
Department of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland
![Maata Wharehoka (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Kuia) profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/maata-wharehoka.jpg)
Maata Wharehoka (Ngāti Tahinga, Ngāti Koata, Ngāti Apakura, Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Kuia)
Voluntary euthanasia advocate, trained nurse & tikanga Maori Kahu Whakatere deathing, death and after death practitioner
![Associate Professor Richard Egan profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/richard-egan.jpg)
Associate Professor Richard Egan
Co-Director Social & Behavioural Research Unit, Department of Preventive & Social Medicine
Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago
![June Atkinson profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/june-atkinson.jpg)
June Atkinson
Senior Analyst
Department of Public Health, University of Otago
![Dr Jo Scott-Jones profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/jo-scott-jones.jpg)
Dr Jo Scott-Jones
Pinnacle Midlands Health Network Medical Director
![Dr James Jap profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/james-jap.jpg)
Dr James Jap
Medical Director and Palliative Care Physician
Tōtara Hospice
![Dr Cam McLaren profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/cam-mclaren.jpg)
Dr Cam McLaren
Medical Oncologist & Founder of VADANZ (Voluntary Assisted Dying Australia & New Zealand) based in Melbourne, Australia
![Dr Melissa Carey profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/melissa-carey.jpg)
Dr Melissa Carey
Research Fellow / Senior Lecturer
School of Nursing, University of Auckland / University of Southern Queensland
![Associate Professor Margaret Sandham profile-picture photograph](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/assisted-dying/our-members/margaret-sandham.jpg)
Associate Professor Margaret Sandham
Senior Clinical Psychologist and Registered Nurse
School of Psychology, Massey University
Research assistant
![Ellan profile picture](https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/images/staffpics/ellan-baker.jpg)
Ellan Baker
Research Assistant
School of Health