Applied and Clinical Sociology in Aotearoa New Zealand

lt;b>Zarine L. Rocha, PhD, is a sociologist and researcher, and the Managing Editor of Current Sociology and the Asian Journal of Social Science. She has a PhD from the National University of Singapore, an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and specializes in issues of mixed race/mixed ethnic identity, narratives of belonging, multiculturalism and diversity, and clinical/applied sociology in Asia and the Pacific.  Zarine has worked as a researcher in academic institutions and international organizations, including at the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Economic Forum. She has published over 30 journal articles, chapters and books on issues of identity and belonging, race and ethnicity, and applications of sociology. 

Kathy Davidson, PhD, is a sociologist and registered psychotherapist currently working in private practice in Wellington and the Wairarapa. She has taught sociology and political science at Massey University and Victoria University of Wellington. She was awarded a Massey University Vice-Chancellor's Doctoral Scholarship for her PhD, holds an honours degree in sociology, and a BA with a double major in psychology and sociology also from Massey University. She holds diplomas in Psychosynthesis Counselling and Psychotherapy from the Institute of Psychosynthesis NZ. Kathy's diverse research interests include emotional labour and occupational identity, disaster management, and mental health. She has coordinated a bicultural participatory action research project into the mental health and well-being of youth/rangatahi.

Introduction: Applied and Clinical Sociology in the Aotearoa New Zealand Context.- Making a Difference. Practicing a Public Sociology in Aotearoa.- Applied Sociologists in Government and Consultancies.- Social Work and Sociology in New Zealand.- The Sociology of Intersections between Identity, Categories, Labelling and Policy.- Sociology as Applied within Healthcare Research and Clinical Practice in Aotearoa New Zealand.- Locating Sociology within Psychotherapy: Possibilities for Clinical Sociotherapy in Aotearoa New Zealand.- The Methodological Tensions and Opportunities for Positive Social Change evoked by "Public Sociology" Research Approaches: A Case Study.- Transgender Inclusion in Pregnancy and Birth Care: Applying Sociological Thinking in Pursuit of Equitable and Just Healthcare.- Fat and (Un)Healthy: A Dramaturgical Analysis of Health, Lifestyle, and Body Size in Healthcare Settings.- Ma Te Reo Ka Ora Ai [language is the lifeblood]: Tangata Whenua [indigenous] Experiences of Learning Te Reo Maori.- Impulse, Movement, and Collision: Productive Space at the Confluence of Sociology and Psychotherapy.