Dr Rochelle Stewart-Withers
PhD

Senior Lecturer

School of People, Environment and Planning

I come from a background in nursing (psychiatric/mental health) where I have held a number of clinical, leadership and teaching roles, both within the clinical setting and academia. I sit on the national board of the New Zealand Mental Health Foundation. I completed a PhD in Development Studies in May 2007 looking at the experiences of female-headed households in Samoa. The research highlighted the significance of culture when attempting to frame the development experiences of female-headed households in any part of the world, and the overall importance of contesting development categories.

Roles and Responsibilities

I teach at the under-graduate and post-graduate level. At the postgraduate level I coordinate and teach the Institute of Development Studies research methodology course: 131.707 and the practicum course: 131.708. I also teach into the Gender and Development course: 131.703 and Development Management: 131.702. At the undergraduate level I coordinate and teach into the first year course: Rich World; Poor World and in the second year course: Global Development Issues where I teach about NGOs and Sport as a Vehicle for Development

Other

Stewart-Withers, RR. (2017). Going for gold in the Pacific: The value of the Pacific Games goes beyond its price-tag.. [Other]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

Stewart-Withers, R. (2009, August). WID, WAD, GAD and contesting a development category. In School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.. [Oral Presentation]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

Stewart-Withers, R. (2008, March). The Treaty of Waitangi and its relevance to nurses and nursing?. In School of Health and Social Services, Massey University, Palmerston North. [Oral Presentation]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

Stewart-Withers, RR. (2008, August). ‘WID, WAD, GAD and Contesting a Development Category’. In Invited Speaker, School of Social Work and Human Services, University of Queensland,. [Oral Presentation]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

Stewart-Withers, R. (2010, July). Intersecting sport and development in Papua New Guinea: Developing rugby league and rugby league for development. In Institute of Development Studies Seminar Series, Massey University, Palmerston North. [Oral Presentation]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

Stewart-Withers, R. (2010, August). Sport as a vehicle for development: Pacific viewpoint. In Town and the Tower Lecture Series: Community Lecture Series from Massey, Palmerston North. [Oral Presentation]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

Stewart-Withers, R. (2009, April). Contesting a development category: Female headed-households in Samoa. In School of Social Science Seminar Series, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.. [Oral Presentation]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

Stewart-Withers, RR. (2008, March). The Treaty of Waitangi and its Relevance to Nurses and Nursing?’. In School of Health and Social Services, Massey University. [Oral Presentation]Authored by: Stewart-Withers, R.

20 Apr 2015 - Other
Tweet: William Glenwright GM Asian/Oceania Rugby
William Glenwright (@WillGlenwright) tweeted: This is a fantastic outcome for the players of @fijirugby and @oceaniarugby A great example of collaboration

06 Jul 2015 - Radio
Pacific athletes send $US14m home yearly
Radio NZ, Checkpoint and Midday - International Pacific athletes send $US14m home every year

02 Jul 2015 - Radio
Sport brings economic gains for Pasifika communiti
I was interviewed from Samoa by Radio NZ’s Checkpoint and Midday Report about my research into sports-generated remittances sent back home by Pasifika athletes and estimated at as much as $21 million.