Independent Human Research Ethics Committee
The Committee
The chair of the committee is Associate Professor Dean Sutherland. Dean has been reviewing ethics applications for over 10 years, and for 4 of those chaired the University of Canterbury human research ethics committee.
The Reviewers
We use a number of reviewers, all with long experience in research ethics.
Annabel sat on the University of Canterbury human research ethics committee for many years, and is currently a member of the Health Research Council Māori Health Committee.
Gordon has been involved in disability advocacy for many years, has been a member of the National Ethics Advisory Committee, and is a member of the Aotearoa research ethics committee.
Joy is a senior Kaupapa Māori research with Whatu Ora Health New Zealand and is the chair of the Aotearoa research ethics committee.
Lucy is currently the deputy chair of the Aotearoa research ethics committee, having served on it for at least 10 years.
Mike started reviewing ethics applications in 2003 and was chair of the University of Canterbury human research ethics committee from 2007-2012. He currently reviews for the Aotearoa research ethics committee.
Nik is currently completing his LLB/BA at the University of Otago, with a focus on bioethics. He recently completed a summer internship assisting the Ethics and Integrity Lead at the Health Research Council.
Jacinta is currently co-chair of the University of Canterbury human research ethics committee.
Eemun is managing director of Ethnic Research Aotearoa, a principal consultant with MartinJenkins and sits on the Aotearoa research ethics committee.
Darryl is a senior lecturer at Massey University and spent many years on the Massey human research ethics committee.
Kennedy is currently completing her Master's in Public Health at the University of Otago. She has been a part of the Aotearoa research ethics committee since 2022.