DoctorEmma Maurice
Learning Advisor
Academic Skills Centre
- Learning AdvisorAcademic Skills Centre
- +6433690032 (Work)
BIO
Dr Emma Maurice (Ngāti Kahungunu ki Heretaunga) is a Learning Advisor at the University of Canterbury's Academic Skills Centre and an Indigenous philosopher specialising in Māori and Indigenous epistemologies.
Her research examines Indigenous agency in settler colonial contexts, with particular focus on 19th-century Ngāi Tahu letters to newspaper editors. She completed her PhD in Indigenous Philosophy in 2024, and her work combines philosophical frameworks with historical analysis to reveal positive moments of Indigenous self-determination within colonial archives.
Emma is committed to developing evidence-based, culturally responsive academic support models for Māori, Pacific, and neurodivergent students, and maintains an active research profile with publications and conference presentations in Indigenous philosophy and decolonising education.
TE WHARE WĀNANGA O WAITAHA - UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY APPOINTMENTS
- Learning AdvisorUniversity of Canterbury, Academic Skills Centre, Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Academic4 Mar 2024 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- LecturerUniversity of Canterbury, Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies, Christchurch, New Zealand
- LecturerLincoln University, University Studies, Lincoln, New Zealand
DEGREES
- PhD, Indigenous PhilosophyUniversity of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand1 Feb 2016 - 29 Feb 2024
- BA Hons, Indigenous PhilosophyUniversity of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand1 Feb 2015 - 1 Dec 2015
- BAUniversity of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand2012 - 2014
LANGUAGES
- MāoriCan read, write, speak and understand
FACULTY
- Service Unit
GRADUATE RESEARCH SUPERVISION
- Registered to supervise Master's/Doctoral students
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 17 Partnerships for the Goals
- 4 Quality Education