Paul Spoonley is one of New Zealand's leading academics and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He has led numerous externally funded research programmes. He has written or edited 25 books and is a regular commentator in the news media.
Find out more about the departments that make up the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Centre for Defence and Security Studies
School of English and Media Studies
Te Pūtahi-a-Toi - School of Māori Knowledge
The College of Humanities and Social Sciences has partnerships with the following organisations:
Planning at Massey is accredited by the New Zealand Planning Institute.
Massey is ranked in the world's top 200 universities for built environment in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Massey is ranked in the world's top 100 universities for development studies in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Massey is ranked in the world's top 150 universities for education in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Massey is ranked in the world's top 250 universities for psychology by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Massey is ranked in the world's top 250 universities for sociology by the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings.
Massey is the first university in the Southern Hemisphere to partner in a UNESCO UNITWIN initiative: the Global Network on Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education.
Our leading academics and scientists ensure their cutting-edge research works hard in the real world, not just in the classroom or laboratory. Find out more about our clinics, where you can benefit from the latest research and expertise from Massey's College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The centre provides psychological services to the public by consultant and senior clinical psychologists. Our team also includes psychology interns, trainees and students completing their training under the supervision of experienced clinicians. We also offer services for practising psychology professionals.
Centre for Psychology at Massey University, Albany, Auckland
Massey University Psychology Clinic (Palmerston North) is the largest psychology clinic in New Zealand. We offer psychology services to the general public to improve health and wellbeing; research opportunities; and training for psychology students.
Our clinical staff provide a private clinical psychology service to the greater Wellington region. We specialise in the treatment of psychological disorders for children and adults. The clinic has a special emphasis on working with clients who have sustained brain injury, and conducts clinical research.
Our clinic at Massey University’s Auckland campus provides services for communication and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Student clinicians assess and treat clients under the supervision of highly qualified and experienced clinical staff.
