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# Brendan Hokowhitu

**Source**: https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/31861
**Parent**: https://about.uq.edu.au/strategy-values/2032-games/our-experts/sport-health-inclusion

Professor

# Brendan Hokowhitu

Email:
:   [b.hokowhitu@uq.edu.au](mailto:b.hokowhitu@uq.edu.au)

## Positions

Centre Director of ARC COE for Indigenous Futures
:   ARC COE for Indigenous Futures
:   Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Professor and ARC Future Fellow
:   School of Law
:   Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

## Overview

### Availability

Professor Brendan Hokowhitu is:
:   Available for supervision

### Qualifications

- Bachelor of Physical Education, University of Otago
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Otago
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Otago

## Works

[Search Professor Brendan Hokowhitu’s works on UQ eSpace](http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/list/author_id/7623374)

[All
(57)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/31861/all)
[Book
(2)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/31861/4747)
[Journal Article
(44)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/31861/4748)
[Book Chapter
(11)](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts-publication/31861/4752)

2025

Journal Article

##### He Huarahi Tautoko: intergenerational model for learning

Nock, Sophie, Hokowhitu, Brendan, Meha, Pare, Huriwaka, Huia, Vercoe, Maramena, Tahu, Tania, Urlich, Joanne, Warbrick, Rachel, Vercoe, Honor, Brown, George, Keown, Shirley, Rewi, Poia, Erueti, Bevan, Perry, Tracy, Reddy, Rangimahora, Zhang, Yingsha and Oetzel, John G (2025). He Huarahi Tautoko: intergenerational model for learning. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples 11771801251374127. doi: 10.1177/11771801251374127

[He Huarahi Tautoko: intergenerational model for learning](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:c488dc8)

2025

Journal Article

##### From local fields to global spectacles: Sport in the shadow of the Anthropocene-An interview with Billy Graeff, Brendan Hokowhitu, and Holly Thorpe

Black, Jack, Cherrington, Jim, Graeff, Billy, Hokowhitu, Brendan and Thorpe, Holly (2025). From local fields to global spectacles: Sport in the shadow of the Anthropocene-An interview with Billy Graeff, Brendan Hokowhitu, and Holly Thorpe. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 60 (8) 10126902251342265, 1553-1569. doi: 10.1177/10126902251342265

[From local fields to global spectacles: Sport in the shadow of the Anthropocene-An interview with Billy Graeff, Brendan Hokowhitu, and Holly Thorpe](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1eff021)

2024

Journal Article

##### Tuakana-teina peer education programme to help Māori elders enhance wellbeing and social connectedness

Oetzel, John G., Simpson, Mary, Meha, Pare, Cameron, Michael P., Zhang, Yingsha, Nock, Sophie, Reddy, Rangimahora, Adams, Hariata, Akapita, Ngapera, Akariri, Ngareo, Anderson, Justina, Clark, Marama, Ngaia, Kawarau and Hokowhitu, Brendan (2024). Tuakana-teina peer education programme to help Māori elders enhance wellbeing and social connectedness. BMC Geriatrics, 24 (1) 114, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12877-024-04703-0

[Tuakana-teina peer education programme to help Māori elders enhance wellbeing and social connectedness](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:a4fd032)

2023

Journal Article

##### Enhancing health outcomes for Māori elders through an intergenerational cultural exchange and physical activity programme: a cross-sectional baseline study

Oetzel, John G., Zhang, Yingsha, Nock, Sophie, Meha, Pare, Huriwaka, Huia, Vercoe, Maramena, Tahu, Tania, Urlich, Joanne, Warbrick, Rachel, Brown, George, Keown, Shirley, Rewi, Poia, Erueti, Bevan, Warbrick, Isaac, Jackson, Anne-Marie, Perry, Tracy, Reddy, Rangimahora, Simpson, Mary Louisa, Cameron, Michael P. and Hokowhitu, Brendan (2023). Enhancing health outcomes for Māori elders through an intergenerational cultural exchange and physical activity programme: a cross-sectional baseline study. Frontiers in Public Health, 11 1307685, 1-9. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1307685

[Enhancing health outcomes for Māori elders through an intergenerational cultural exchange and physical activity programme: a cross-sectional baseline study](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:1ad9366)

2022

Journal Article

##### Adaptation and implementation processes of a culture-centred community-based peer-education programme for older Māori

Simpson, Mary Louisa, Ruru, Stacey, Oetzel, John, Meha, Pare, Nock, Sophie, Holmes, Kathrine, Adams, Hariata, Akapita, Ngapera, Clark, Marama, Ngaia, Kawarau, Moses, Reuben, Reddy, Rangimahora and Hokowhitu, Brendan (2022). Adaptation and implementation processes of a culture-centred community-based peer-education programme for older Māori. Implementation Science Communications, 3 (1) 123, 123-1. doi: 10.1186/s43058-022-00374-3

[Adaptation and implementation processes of a culture-centred community-based peer-education programme for older Māori](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:94bf287)

2022

Journal Article

##### Mana motuhake, Indigenous biopolitics and health

Hokowhitu, Brendan, Oetzel, John, Jackson, Anne-marie, Simpson, Mary, Ruru, Stacey, Cameron, Michael, Zhang, Yingsha, Erueti, Bevan, Rewi, Poia, Nock, Sophie and Warbrick, Isaac (2022). Mana motuhake, Indigenous biopolitics and health. AlterNative: An International Journal of Indigenous Peoples, 18 (1), 104-113. doi: 10.1177/11771801221088448

[Mana motuhake, Indigenous biopolitics and health](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:f3084d6)

2022

Book Chapter

##### Māori and indigenous sport histories: hero/ine or dupe?

Hokowhitu, Brendan (2022). Māori and indigenous sport histories: hero/ine or dupe?. Routledge handbook of sport history. (pp. 279-286) edited by Murray G. Phillips, Douglas Booth and Carly Adams. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429318306-39

[Māori and indigenous sport histories: hero/ine or dupe?](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:46f1f62)

2021

Journal Article

##### Enhancing well-being and social connectedness for Māori elders through a peer education (tuakana-teina) programme: A cross-sectional baseline study

Oetzel, John G., Ruru, Stacey, Zhang, Yingsha, Simpson, Mary Louisa, Nock, Sophie, Meha, Pare, Holmes, Kath, Clark, Marama, Adams, Hariata, Akapita, Ngapera, Ngaia, Kawarau, Murphy, Shane, Moses, Reuben, Reddy, Rangimahora and Hokowhitu, Brendan (2021). Enhancing well-being and social connectedness for Māori elders through a peer education (tuakana-teina) programme: A cross-sectional baseline study. Frontiers in Public Health, 9 775545, 775545. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.775545

[Enhancing well-being and social connectedness for Māori elders through a peer education (tuakana-teina) programme: A cross-sectional baseline study](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8f27241)

2021

Journal Article

##### Indigenous perspectives on breaking bad news: ethical considerations for healthcare providers

Cassim, Shemana, Kidd, Jacquie, Keenan, Rawiri, Middleton, Karen, Rolleston, Anna, Hokowhitu, Brendan, Firth, Melissa, Aitken, Denise, Wong, Janice and Lawrenson, Ross (2021). Indigenous perspectives on breaking bad news: ethical considerations for healthcare providers. Journal of Medical Ethics, 47 (12), e62-e62. doi: 10.1136/medethics-2020-106916

[Indigenous perspectives on breaking bad news: ethical considerations for healthcare providers](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:19222d0)

2021

Journal Article

##### Hā Ora: secondary care barriers and enablers to early diagnosis of lung cancer for Māori communities

Kidd, Jacquie, Cassim, Shemana, Rolleston, Anna, Chepulis, Lynne, Hokowhitu, Brendan, Keenan, Rawiri, Wong, Janice, Firth, Melissa, Middleton, Karen, Aitken, Denise and Lawrenson, Ross (2021). Hā Ora: secondary care barriers and enablers to early diagnosis of lung cancer for Māori communities. BMC Cancer, 21 (1) 121. doi: 10.1186/s12885-021-07862-0

[Hā Ora: secondary care barriers and enablers to early diagnosis of lung cancer for Māori communities](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:8f6265b)

2021

Journal Article

##### Indigenous materialisms and disciplinary colonialism

Hokowhitu, Brendan (2021). Indigenous materialisms and disciplinary colonialism. Somatechnics, 11 (2), 157-173. doi: 10.3366/soma.2021.0349

[Indigenous materialisms and disciplinary colonialism](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e2ab0db)

2021

Journal Article

##### Māori becoming peer educators in later life: impacts on identity, well-being, and social connectedness

Simpson, Mary Louisa, Oetzel, John, Nock, Sophie, Greensill, Hine-Iti-Moana, Meha, Pare, Reddy, Rangimahora, Johnston, Kirsten, Cameron, Michael, Harding, Truely, Shelford, Pita, Smith, Linda Tuhiwai and Hokowhitu, Brendan (2021). Māori becoming peer educators in later life: impacts on identity, well-being, and social connectedness. Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 76 (6), 1140-1150. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbaa078

[Māori becoming peer educators in later life: impacts on identity, well-being, and social connectedness](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:e4fa069)

2021

Journal Article

##### Hā Ora: Barriers and enablers to early diagnosis of lung cancer in primary healthcare for Māori communities

Cassim, Shemana, Kidd, Jacquie, Rolleston, Anna, Keenan, Rawiri, Aitken, Denise, Firth, Melissa, Middleton, Karen, Chepulis, Lynne, Wong, Janice, Hokowhitu, Brendan and Lawrenson, Ross (2021). Hā Ora: Barriers and enablers to early diagnosis of lung cancer in primary healthcare for Māori communities. European Journal of Cancer Care, 30 (2) e13380. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13380

[Hā Ora: Barriers and enablers to early diagnosis of lung cancer in primary healthcare for Māori communities](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4916c2e)

2021

Journal Article

##### Hā Ora: reflecting on a Kaupapa Māori community-engaged co-design approach to lung cancer research

Kidd, Jacquie, Cassim, Shemana, Rolleston, Anna, Keenan, Rawiri, Lawrenson, Ross, Sheridan, Nicolette, Warbrick, Isaac, Ngaheu, Janette and Hokowhitu, Brenda (2021). Hā Ora: reflecting on a Kaupapa Māori community-engaged co-design approach to lung cancer research. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 16 (2). doi: 10.32799/ijih.v16i2.33106

[Hā Ora: reflecting on a Kaupapa Māori community-engaged co-design approach to lung cancer research](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:824624c)

2021

Book Chapter

##### The emperor’s ‘new’ materialisms: indigenous materialisms and disciplinary colonialism

Hokowhitu, Brendan (2021). The emperor’s ‘new’ materialisms: indigenous materialisms and disciplinary colonialism. Routledge handbook of critical indigenous studies. (pp. 131-146) edited by Brendan Hokowhitu, Aileen Moreton-Robinson, Linda Tuhiwai-Smith, Chris Andersen and Steve Larkin. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429440229-13

[The emperor’s ‘new’ materialisms: indigenous materialisms and disciplinary colonialism](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:bc1da69)

2020

Book Chapter

##### Introduction

Hokowhitu, Brendan (2020). Introduction. Routledge handbook of critical Indigenous studies. (pp. 1-6) edited by Brendan Hokowhitu. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429440229-1

[Introduction](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ce576ca)

2020

Book

##### Routledge handbook of critical Indigenous studies

Hokowhitu, Brendan, Moreton-Robinson, Aileen, Tuhiwai-Smith, Linda, Andersen, Chris and Larkin, Steve (2020). Routledge handbook of critical Indigenous studies. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429440229

[Routledge handbook of critical Indigenous studies](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:ea2080a)

2020

Journal Article

##### Kaumātua Mana Motuhake Pōi: a study protocol for enhancing wellbeing, social connectedness and cultural identity for Māori elders

Hokowhitu, Brendan, Oetzel, John G., Simpson, Mary Louisa, Nock, Sophie, Reddy, Rangimahora, Meha, Pare, Johnston, Kirsten, Jackson, Anne-Marie, Erueti, Bevan, Rewi, Poia, Warbrick, Isaac, Cameron, Michael P., Zhang, Yingsha and Ruru, Stacey (2020). Kaumātua Mana Motuhake Pōi: a study protocol for enhancing wellbeing, social connectedness and cultural identity for Māori elders. BMC Geriatrics, 20 (1) 377, 377. doi: 10.1186/s12877-020-01740-3

[Kaumātua Mana Motuhake Pōi: a study protocol for enhancing wellbeing, social connectedness and cultural identity for Māori elders](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:67604bb)

2020

Journal Article

##### Kaumatua mana motuhake in action: developing a culture-centred peer support programme for managing transitions in later life

Simpson, Mary Louisa, Greensill, Hineiti-Moana, Nock, Sophie, Meha, Pare, Harding, Truely, Shelford, Pita, Hokowhitu, Brendan, Oetzel, John and Reddy, Rangimahora (2020). Kaumatua mana motuhake in action: developing a culture-centred peer support programme for managing transitions in later life. Ageing and Society, 40 (8) PII S0144686X19000370, 1822-1845. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X19000370

[Kaumatua mana motuhake in action: developing a culture-centred peer support programme for managing transitions in later life](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:08bcade)

2020

Journal Article

##### Seeing the unseen: evidence of kaupapa Māori health interventions

Rolleston, Anna K, Cassim, Shemana, Kidd, Jacquie, Lawrenson, Ross, Keenan, Rawiri and Hokowhitu, Brendan (2020). Seeing the unseen: evidence of kaupapa Māori health interventions. AlterNative, 16 (2), 129-136. doi: 10.1177/1177180120919166

[Seeing the unseen: evidence of kaupapa Māori health interventions](https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:4da52c9)

## Funding

### Current funding

- 2026 - 2029

  Evaluating justice reinvestment: Understanding First Nations' justice

  ARC Discovery Indigenous

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/70446)
- 2023 - 2030

  ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous Futures

  ARC Centres of Excellence

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/57009)

### Past funding

- 2021 - 2023

  Kaumatua Mana Motuhake Poi: Enhancing Wellbeing, Social Connectedness and Cultural Identity

  University of Waikato

  [Open grant](https://about.uq.edu.au/experts/project/53969)

## Supervision

### Availability

Professor Brendan Hokowhitu is:
:   Available for supervision

Looking for a supervisor? Read our advice on [how to choose a supervisor](https://study.uq.edu.au/study-options/phd-mphil-professional-doctorate/how-to-choose-a-supervisor).

### Supervision history

#### Current supervision

- Master Philosophy

  ##### Transformative Cultural Safety: Unveiling Structural Oppression and Identity Fraud within Institutional Frameworks

  Principal Advisor

## Media

### Enquiries

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[communications@uq.edu.au](mailto:communications@uq.edu.au)

## External profiles

- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1913-1559)
- [Scopus](https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6504596651)

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