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Dr Sharon McLennan PhD, MPhil
Senior Lecturer
Doctoral Supervisor School of People, Environment and PlanningSharon McLennan's current research projects include:
- Cuba in the Pacific: Marsden Faststart award ($300000) for research on how Cuban medical cooperation contributes to health and development in the Pacific. This project will run from 2018 - 2021.
- New Zealand’s sanctions enforcement and maritime security in the Pacific: Multi Agency Research Network (MARN) research seed funding to develop a framework for anctions enforcement and maritime security in the Pacific (2019-2020)
- Global citizenship education: Reseach exploring the way in which global citizenship is taught in NZ, with a particular focus on the BA core citizenship papers.
- Voluntourism and Volunteering for development: I have a long-standing interest in international volunteering and most recently have undertaken research on volunteer tourism in Fiji, with a particular interest in the links between global citizenship, social media and development.
Previous research projects include ICT-based networking and social media for development in Honduras (PhD research, 2008-2012), and a post-doctoral fellowship (2013-2016) exploring community perceptions of corporate community development initiatives of mining and tourism multinationals in the Pacific .
Supervision Interests:
- Health and Development
- Volunteering and voluntourism
- Global citizenship education
- ICT and Social Media in development
- Regional interests in the Pacific and Latin America
Dr Sharon McLennan's research explores new and alternative actors in international development and global health, and the interface between development, citizenship and globalisation. These themes are reflected in her current and past research in Latin America, the Pacific and New Zealand .Sharon teaches international development, and is the distance coordinator for 230.210 Global Encounters. She also has a background in health as a registered nurse and international volunteer in the Philippines and Central America.
Professional
Contact details
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Ph: 83662
Location: 5.11, SST
Campus: Turitea
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy - Massey University (2012)
- Master of Philosophy - Massey University (2006)
Certifications and Registrations
- Licence, Supervisor, Massey University
Prizes and Awards
- Marsden Fast Start Award ($300,000): Cuba in the Pacific - Royal Society of New Zealand (2018)
- Massey University Research Fund Early Career Award ($4000): Global Citizenship Education in Aotearoa / New Zealand - Massey University (2017)
- Massey University Research Fund Early Career Award ($9413): Voluntourism in Fiji - Massey University (2016)
Research Expertise
Research Interests
South-South development cooperation
-Cuban Medical Aid in the Pacific
Global Citizenship Education
International Volunteering and voluntourism
-Voluntourism in Fiji
-Private development volunteers in Honduras
ICT4D & Social Media for development
Thematics
21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being
Area of Expertise
Field of research codes
Anthropology (160100):
Anthropology of Development (160101):
Citizenship (160602):
Human Geography (160400):
Human Geography not elsewhere classified (160499):
Medical And Health Sciences (110000):
Pacific Peoples Health (111715):
Political Science (160600):
Public Health and Health Services (111700):
Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified (111799):
Studies In Human Society (160000)
Keywords
Health and Development
Global Citizenship
Latin America (particularly Cuba and Honduras)
International volunteering
Voluntourism / Volunteer Tourism
ICT and Social Media for Development
Research Projects
Summary of Research Projects
Position | Current | Completed |
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Project Leader | 2 | 2 |
Current Projects
Project Title: Multiple coincidences: Cuban medical cooperation in the Pacific
Date Range: 2018 - 2022
Funding Body: Royal Society of New Zealand
Project Team:
- Dr Sharon McLennan - Project Leader
Research Outputs
Journal
[Journal article]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Journal article]Authored by: McLennan, S.
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[Journal article]Authored by: Hughes, E., McLennan, S.
[Journal article]Authored by: Banks, G., McLennan, S.
[Journal article]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Journal article]Authored by: Farrelly, T., McLennan, S., Stewart-Withers, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: Banks, G., McLennan, S., Scheyvens, R.
[Journal article]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Journal article]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Journal article]Authored by: McLennan, S.
Book
[Chapter]Authored by: McLennan, S., Prinsen, J.Edited by: Scheyvens, R.
[Chapter]Authored by: McLennan, S.Edited by: Scheyvens, R.
[Chapter]Authored by: McLennan, S., Scheyvens, R.Edited by: Scheyvens, R.

Thesis
[Doctoral Thesis]Authored by: McLennan, S.Edited by: Andrews, R., Scheyvens, R.

Conference
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Dodson, G., Kahu, E., McLennan, S.Contributed to by: Dodson, G.

[Conference Paper]Authored by: McLennan, S.

[Conference Paper]Authored by: McLennan, S.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.

[Conference Paper]Authored by: Forster, M., Hazou, R., McLennan, S.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S., Stewart-Withers, R.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Banks, G., McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Banks, G., Hughes, E., McLennan, S., Scheyvens, R.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Banks, G., Hughes, E., McLennan, S., Scheyvens, R.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Banks, G., Hughes, E., McLennan, S., Scheyvens, R.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.Contributed to by: Banks, G.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Banks, G., McLennan, S., Scheyvens, R.

[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Conference Paper in Published Proceedings]Authored by: McLennan, S.
Other
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: McLennan, S.
Consultancy and Languages
Languages
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Spanish
Last used: Daily
Spoken ability: Average
Written ability: Average
Teaching and Supervision
Teaching Statement
Global Citizenship
Development Theory
Globalisation and Development
Development and Inequaltiy
Development Research
Courses Coordinated
- 230.210 Tū Rangaranga: Global Encounters
Summary of Doctoral Supervision
Position | Current | Completed |
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Main Supervisor | 1 | 1 |
Co-supervisor | 0 | 2 |
Current Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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Johanna Thomas-Maude
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Doctor of Philosophy
Exploring the impacts of Covid-19 securitisation on international mobility flows of medical doctors between the Pacific, and Cuba and/or Aotearoa New Zealand
Completed Doctoral Supervision
Main Supervisor of:
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2019
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Natalie Slade
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Doctor of Philosophy
(De)constructing 'refugeeness': Exploring mediated discourses of hospitality, welcome and refugee (self)representation in New Zealand
Co-supervisor of:
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2018
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Sharon Bell
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Doctor of Philosophy
Health justice for all: The development of alternative health system capabilities in the conflict-affected context of Shan State, Myanmar -
2017
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Dorcas Shumba
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Doctor of Philosophy
The Gender Dimensions of Environmental Change: An Exploration of the Experiences and Perceptions of Rural Men and Women in Zimbabwe
Media and Links
Other Links
- Corporate Community Development Project
- Voluntourism - Radio NZ - interview on Sunday Morning programme, Jan. 2016
- The Honduran 'Caravan' - Radio NZ interview, November 2018