Tēnā koutou katoa, Ko Te Arawa te waka, Ko Ngongotahā te maunga, Ko Utahina te awa, Ko Te Arawa, Ko Tainui ngā iwi, Ko Ngāti Whakaue te hapū, Ko Tūnohopū te marae, Tēnā tātou katoa. Teresa Krishnan is a Lecturer and the AUT lead for Te Ara ō Hine | Midwifery Department at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland University of Technology and is based in Auckland, Aotearoa. Her current academic role is focused on a newly created course called Te Tiriti Ora that introduces first year health students to historical and contemporary understandings of te Tiriti o Waitangi in the context of health, Cultural Safety and advancing equity in health outcomes in Aotearoa New Zealand. Teresa was a co-creator of the PG course ‘Resisting Racism in Reproduction. Her research interests include Kawa Whakaruruhau and Cultural Safety in midwifery education.
