ProfessorLaurie McLay

Associate Dean Research

School of Health Sciences

  • Associate Dean Research
    School of Health Sciences
  • Professor
    School of Health Sciences

TEACHING & SUPERVISION

  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Co-Design of a Digitally Delivered Support Programme for Autistic Children and their Caregivers
    2 Mar 2026
    Horne, Emily
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Patterns of Health Service Use Among Autistic and Non-Autistic Youth in New Zealand: A Population-Level Cross-Sectional Analysis Using the Integrated Data Infrastructure
    2 Mar 2026
    Jordaan, Judith
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The Impacts of Diagnostic Timing on Self-Esteem, Beliefs, Identity, and Attitudes towards Autism
    2 Mar 2026
    Gibbs, Megan
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Understanding and Conceptualisation of Autistic Joy
    2 Mar 2026
    Metz, Alana
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Co-Designing a Digitally Delivered Tool to Support the Wellbeing of Caregivers of Autistic People in Aotearoa New Zealand
    1 Mar 2026
    Blasingame, Eugenia
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Quantifying and comparing rates of health service use between Māori autistic and Māori non-autistic youth in Aotearoa New Zealand
    2 Feb 2026
    Tipuna, Orion
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Delivering a mātauranga Māori-integrated online mindfulness course alongside broad-spectrum micronutrients as an intervention for emotional dysregulation in children aged 6–10 years: a randomised controlled trial.
    1 Sep 2025
    Harding, Alix
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Parents’ Experiences of Caring for Autistic Children with Co-occurring Gastrointestinal Conditions and Access to Healthcare: A Qualitative Descriptive Study
    1 Sep 2025
    O'Callaghan, Rebecca
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Problematic media use and sleep
    1 Mar 2025
    Ahmed, Rna
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Re-conceptualising Sleep Hygiene from the Perspectives of Autistic People
    1 Feb 2025
    Hart, Summer
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    An evaluation of the effectiveness of digitally-delivered sleep support for children with rare genetic neurodevelopmental conditions
    1 Mar 2024 - 30 Jan 2026
    Taylor, Sally
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Co-Producing an Autism Focused Professional Development Curriculum for the Aotearoa Mental Health & Addictions Workforce
    26 Feb 2024
    Scott, Taylor
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Re-defining sleep hygiene in Autistic adults
    1 Feb 2024 - 31 Oct 2024
    Hart, Summer
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Effect of micronutrients on emotional dysregulation: A RCT
    1 May 2023
    Theobold, Parris
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Factors that influence adolescent parents’ decision-making, relating to infant sleep practices.
    1 Mar 2023 - 2 Jun 2025
    Gallop, Lynne
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The effectiveness of a telehealth-delivered behavioural sleep intervention for autistic children with sleep difficulties
    1 Mar 2023 - 3 Sep 2025
    Gilmore, Anna
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    The type and impact of sleep problems in children with chronic health conditions and parental beliefs and help-seeking behaviour
    1 Mar 2023 - 2 Dec 2024
    Morgan, Kylie
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Examining General Practitioners’ Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Autism and Early Referral
    20 Feb 2023
    Noakes-Duncan, Catherine
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Evaluating the effect of dog presence on comfort and distress indicators in children receiving therapy who are living in whānau or out of home care
    1 Aug 2022
    Hona, Joanne
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    An investigation into telehealth-delivered interventions for austistic [i.e. autistic] Pacific children
    1 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023
    Abernethy, Ioana
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    An investigation into the effectiveness of a telehealth-delivered behavioural intervention for eating and feeding difficulties in autistic children
    1 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023
    Radcliffe, Zoe
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    An investigation into the effectiveness of a telehealth-delivered behavioural intervention for eating and feeding difficulties in autistic children
    1 Mar 2022 - 31 Mar 2023
    Aldersley, Hannah
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    An investigation into the effectiveness of psychosocial sleep interventions for children with cystic fibrosis
    1 Mar 2022 - 3 Jul 2023
    Ballam, Kimberly
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Online mindful parenting intervention for parents of autistic adolescents : a mixed-methods study of impacts for parents
    1 Mar 2022 - 3 Jul 2023
    Groome, Madeline
  • RESEARCH-BASED DEGREE SUPERVISION
    Exploring Use of Co-designed Modifications of ACT Intervention to Improve Mental Health Outcomes for Autistic Adolescents: , An Acceptability and Feasibility Study
    1 Feb 2022
    Evans, Victoria