People
NZPRI has a core team of 20 members who front our deliverables. NZPRI also has a strong membership of over 70 research experts across four research groups. Together we produce research which is relevant to policy makers in business, government and the community.
Meet the team
Gail has considerable experience leading funded projects involving both academic and industry collaborations.
Lisa’s experience spans international governmental organisations, the NZ public sector and economic consulting.
Katherine’s expertise includes care/work regimes, gender and employee wellbeing, and inequality, power and voice at work.
Alex's research interests comprise labour economics and social welfare.
Thomas' research interests comprise health, family, and labour economics.
Leon’s research interests include family economics, child development, and Pacific health and well-being.
Lee's primary academic focus is labour economics, where he explores issues of inequality and discrimination driven by social norms, culture, and policies.
Wei-Lin's primary field of research is public and development economics, with specialisations in the economics of crime and anti-poverty programmes.
Mary works in the areas of labour economics, behavioural economics and life-course econometric modelling.
Email: mary.hedges@aut.ac.nz
Rebecca's background is in public policy research, especially in topics related to inequality, housing and ageing.
Email: rebecca.benson@aut.ac.nz
Marcus’ research and teaching themes lie at the nexus of wellbeing and performance, entrepreneurship and HRM.
Marjo leads the Map of Meaningful Work project, which creates a holistic development survey to guide meaningful work, lives and societies.
Tamara looks after the day-to-day running of NZPRI. Her work days are Mondays, and Wednesdays - Fridays.
Email: tamara.tesolin@aut.ac.nz
Alex contributes to a range of research projects.
Livvy contributes to a range of research projects. She works remotely from Wellington.
Linda contributes to a range of research projects.
Sarah assists with the running of NZPRI and contributes to a range of research projects.
Email: sarah.little@aut.ac.nz
Who we work with
Our team consists of a number of researchers, associates and project advisors.
Q+A with the team
We sat down with our members to ask questions about their career and what they enjoy doing to unwind in their spare time.