Dr Ausaga Faasalele Tanuvasa
Senior Research Fellow
Health Services Research Centre, School of Government
address
Phone: 04 463 6571
Fax: 04 463 6568
Location: Room 320, Government Building, 55 Lambton Quay, Pipitea Campus
Qualifications
NZRN, BN VUW, PhD VUW
Profile
Dr Ausaga Faasalele Tanuvasa joined the Health Services Research Centre (HSRC) in February 2007. Ausaga previously worked as a Senior Lecturer at Tertiary Education. She has held senior positions for a number of health services and has been a consultant and advisor to government departments, including NZAID and ACC. Her PhD in nursing education at Victoria University of Wellington focused on faa-samoa epistemology called ‘Samoanisi’ to explore the ‘Place of contraception and abortion in the lives of Samoan women’. Her role with the HSRC is to create a vibrant Pacific research capacity in the Centre. She has an interest in health projects that promote health outcomes for Pacific people, especially child health.