New Year Honour for Associate Professor
Associate Professor Azra Moeed was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her services to science education and the community.
Professor Stephen Dobson, Dean of the Faculty of Education, says that “this honour for Associate Professor Moeed is a well-deserved recognition of her work with communities, colleagues, and students over many years. We are delighted for her success.”
The New Year Honours citation for Associate Professor Moeed:
"Dr Moeed worked as a high school teacher prior to becoming an academic involved in science teacher education at Victoria University of Wellington from 2001. She has researched and published internationally, and most recently coauthored two books, 'Learning through School Science Investigation: Teachers putting research into practice' and 'Learning Through School Science Investigation in an Indigenous School'. She has contributed to the Australasian Science Education Research Association, The American Education Research Association, and the Royal Society of New Zealand. She has helped Te Kura Māori o Porirua to develop their science education programme since 2014 and established a large butterfly house, which continues to attract schoolchildren to take an interest in science. She has collected books for school children and helped them to develop their reading ability. She has worked with her local Indian and Muslim communities, supporting them to integrate into New Zealand society. Dr Moeed has contributed to Capital City Science Educators, the Biology Teachers Network, the Wellington Zoo, Science Fairs, and the Allan Wilson Centre of Molecular Evolution."