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Professor

Sara Kindon

(She/Her)

Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

Orcid identifier0000-0001-7260-301X
  • Professor
    School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences
  • +6444636194 (Work)
  • CO 213, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade, Wellington, 6012, New Zealand

MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Visiting Research Fellow
    University of Otago, Centre for Global Migrations, Dunedin, New Zealand2 Nov 2020 - 31 Mar 2021
  • Associate Professor
    Victoria University of Wellington, Geography, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 2013 - 31 Dec 2019
  • Visiting Research Fellow
    University of Glasgow, Glasgow Refugee & Migrant Network (GRAM-NET), Glasgow, United Kingdom1 Aug 2018 - 30 Sep 2018
  • Inaugural International Research Fellow
    Coventry University, Centre for Peace, Conflict and Social Relations, Coventry, United Kingdom1 May 2016 - 30 Sep 2016
  • University Visiting Research Fellow
    Newcastle University, Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom4 Apr 2016 - 30 Jun 2016
  • Lillian Robinson Visiting Scholar
    Concordia University, Simone de Beauvoir Institute, Montreal, Canada1 Feb 2016 - 31 Mar 2016
  • Senior Lecturer
    Victoria University of Wellington, Geography, Wellington, New Zealand1 Mar 2000 - 31 Dec 2012
  • Visiting Research Fellow
    University of Edinburgh, Institute of New Zealand Studies, Edinburgh, United Kingdom1 Sep 1997 - 15 Dec 1997
  • Visiting Lecturer
    University of Edinburgh, Geography, Edinburgh, United Kingdom1 Sep 1997 - 30 Apr 1998
  • Lecturer
    Victoria University of Wellington, Geography, Wellington, New Zealand28 Mar 1994 - 31 Dec 1999

DEGREES

  • PhD Geography
    University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
  • MA Geography
    University of Waterloo, Canada
  • BA(Hons) Geography
    University of Durham, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Women's Leadership Coach
    One of Many Ltd, London, United Kingdom21 Jul 2022 - present
    I partner with women academics to enhance their value alignment, time and energy management. The outcome? Increased balance and impact without the burnout.

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read and understand
  • French
    Can read

AVAILABILITY

  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision
  • Career advice
  • Collaborative projects
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (long-term)
  • Mentoring (short-term)
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker

FIELDS OF RESEARCH