Chrissy Severinsen

Dr Chrissy Severinsen is an Associate Professor at Massey University's School of Health Sciences. She co-leads the postgraduate public health and undergraduate mental health and addiction programmes. Her research demonstrates diverse public health kaupapa while maintaining a critical public health lens. Chrissy actively engages in interdisciplinary projects that integrate public health and health promotion with mātauranga Māori, health systems, and education. Driven by a desire to bridge the gap between academia and communities, she promotes the integration of policy and practice. Her projects embrace a Te Tiriti o Waitangi-led approach, championing equity, effective service provision, information sharing, and collective action.