Conference speakers

Dr. Ziva Shai Campbell is a researcher at the University of Canterbury specialising in occupational audiology, with a particular focus on the intersections of workplace well-being, equity, and identity. Her work explores issues of stress, burnout, pay equality, microaggressions, discrimination, and gender identity within audiology and related health professions. Dr. Campbell’s scholarship highlights the importance of creating inclusive and supportive work environments that foster resilience and professional satisfaction. Through her research and advocacy, she aims to advance equity and improve occupational outcomes for diverse practitioners in audiology and beyond.

Hamish Jamieson is a geriatrician at Burwood Hospital in Christchurch.  He is also an Associate Professor in Medicine with Otago Medical School and has published over 70 scientific papers.  His main research areas are pragmatic interventions that will improve the lives of older people.  He has also recently been awarded a $4 million grant to research artificial intelligence. 

Dr Linda Palavi (BHSc, PGDipPH, MPH (Hons), PhD) is a New Zealand-born Tongan from the villages of Kolofo’ou and Kolomotu’a in Tongatapu, Tonga, and was born and raised in Point Chevalier, Auckland. She is a Research Fellow at the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health within the Department of Pacific Health. Her background is in public health research, with a particular focus on improving Pacific health equity across areas such as smoking cessation, alcohol and drug addiction, and hearing healthcare for children.