Associate ProfessorKen Daniels

Dr. Ken Daniels is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canterbury. He was appointed to establish social work education and training at Canterbury in 1975 and regards himself as a failed retiree having attempted to retire seventeen years ago. He has worked in the field of mental health and wellbeing of the children and families who have resulted from assisted human reproduction for 45 years undertaking counselling, research and policy development in this country and many countries overseas. He has published over 140 papers and chapters in books and is the author of the widely used book designed for parents and professionals-- Building a Family with the Assistance of Donor Insemination. Ken was Deputy Chair of the Government’s Advisory Committee on Assisted Human Reproduction for 9 years. He was recently appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) for his work in mental health and reproductive technology.