Ruth DeSouza is Coordinator and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Asian and Migrant Health Research at AUT University.
She is committed to undertaking interdisciplinary research that forges new partnerships between academic, community and cultural groups.
She is coordinator of the Aotearoa Ethnic Network (AEN) and editor of the AEN Journal. Her research has focussed on access to health services, help-seeking and women’s health,
Ruth is interested in advancing a social justice agenda in research. She is committed to the dissemination of research findings in ways that can advance quality outcomes for consumers, develop the capability of the health workforce and that increases the self-determination of consumers, their families and communities.