Position

Senior Lecturer & Academic Lead (Research)
Programme Coordinator (Health & Wellbeing)

Teaching areas

Bachelor of Applied Counselling (Level 7)
Health and Wellbeing (Level 4)

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Biography

Dr Kaberi Rajendra is a Registered Social Worker. She received her social work training in India. She migrated to New Zealand with her family in 1996. Her career of twenty five years as a clinician in mental health kindled a research interest in culture and mental health. She completed her PhD study from Auckland University of Technology in 2019.

Why I love MIT

I am enthusiastic about mentoring people to succeed and develop an interest in mental health support work. MIT supports and encourages me to turn my passion into reality.

Research interests

• Qualitative research in the field of mental health and culture.

Memberships and affiliations

• Social Workers Registration Board (SWRB).

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