Meet our facilitators and speakers
Dr George Parker and Associate Professor Suzanne Miller have developed this workshop in association with RANZCOG and will lead the facilitation on the day.
Dr George Parker
Dr George Parker (they/them) is a lecturer in
health service delivery in the School of Health at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria
University of Wellington and lead investigator on the HRC funded Trans
Pregnancy Care Project. George is a Pākehā queer and non-binary trans person
and parent of two young children. George has a clinical background in midwifery
and is passionate about supporting inclusive and equitable perinatal care for
rainbow and other minority communities.
George is a Pākehā queer and non-binary trans person and parent of two young children. George has a clinical background in midwifery and is passionate about supporting inclusive and equitable perinatal care for rainbow and other minority communities.
Associate Professor Suzanne Miller
Suzanne Miller (she/her) was an Associate Investigator on the Trans Pregnancy Care Project, she is the Postgraduate Programme Leader, Te Kura Atawhai ka Kaiakapono te Hakuitaka, School of Midwifery Otago Polytechnic - Te Pūkenga.
Suzanne has been a community-based
LMC midwife in both Wellington and Auckland for over three decades and an
educator of pre-registration and postgraduate midwives since 2010. Suzanne has
provided midwifery care to a very diverse range of whānau and is committed to
the implementation of initiatives for perinatal workforce development that can
improve equitable outcomes for birthing families.
Suzanne Miller (she/her) was an Associate Investigator on the Trans Pregnancy Care Project, she is the Postgraduate Programme Leader, Te Kura Atawhai ka Kaiakapono te Hakuitaka, School of Midwifery Otago Polytechnic - Te Pūkenga.
Suzanne has been a community-based LMC midwife in both Wellington and Auckland for over three decades and an educator of pre-registration and postgraduate midwives since 2010. Suzanne has provided midwifery care to a very diverse range of whānau and is committed to the implementation of initiatives for perinatal workforce development that can improve equitable outcomes for birthing families.
Dr Ed Hyde and Prof Elizabeth Kerekere have been part of the development team for this workshop and will be part of our facilitation and presentation team on the day. More speakers to come...
Dr Ed Hyde
Dr Ed Hyde (he/him/ia) is a trauma informed O&G specialist at Hutt Hospital | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai. He has a passion for health equity and justice, especially neurodiversity, rainbow & trans healthcare, as well as incorporating Te Tiriti o Waitangi into clinical care. Ed is British by birth and a Kiwi by choice, and has worked across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Dr Ed Hyde (he/him/ia) is a trauma informed O&G specialist at Hutt Hospital | Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai. He has a passion for health equity and justice, especially neurodiversity, rainbow & trans healthcare, as well as incorporating Te Tiriti o Waitangi into clinical care. Ed is British by birth and a Kiwi by choice, and has worked across Aotearoa New Zealand.
Prof Elizabeth Kerekere
Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Oneone, Te Āitanga a Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Co Clare, Co. Tipperary
Prof Elizabeth Kerekere (she/her/ia) is a LGBTQ activist and scholar of national and international renown. She has been active within Rainbow and youth development sectors for over 30 years and mentored over 50 youth leaders.
She is Founder/Chair of Tīwhanawhana Trust which advocates for takatāpui to “tell our stories, build our communities and leave a legacy.” Elizabeth’s PhD on takatāpui identity and well-being is required reading in universities here and overseas. Her takatāpui suicide prevention resources are used in health and school settings across the country and Elizabeth has brought Te Tiriti o Waitangi/takatāpui-based advice to research projects addressing assisted reproductive health and family formation; LGBTIQ youth health and well-being; trans and non-binary health and well-being; and intersex human rights.
As a Member of Parliament in the last term, Elizabeth broke records with the petition that led to banning conversion practices, contributed to new gender markers on birth certificates for trans, intersex and non-binary people and she introduced the term ‘takatāpui’ into legislation for the first time in the reform of the health system.
Elizabeth’s framework for takatāpui health and well-being Te Whare Takatāpui is currently being applied to the health system and she was appointed Adjunct Professor in Public Health at Victoria University of Wellington this year.
Whānau a Kai, Ngāti Oneone, Te Āitanga a Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Ngāi Tāmanuhiri, Co Clare, Co. Tipperary
Prof Elizabeth Kerekere (she/her/ia) is a LGBTQ activist and scholar of national and international renown. She has been active within Rainbow and youth development sectors for over 30 years and mentored over 50 youth leaders.
She is Founder/Chair of Tīwhanawhana Trust which advocates for takatāpui to “tell our stories, build our communities and leave a legacy.” Elizabeth’s PhD on takatāpui identity and well-being is required reading in universities here and overseas. Her takatāpui suicide prevention resources are used in health and school settings across the country and Elizabeth has brought Te Tiriti o Waitangi/takatāpui-based advice to research projects addressing assisted reproductive health and family formation; LGBTIQ youth health and well-being; trans and non-binary health and well-being; and intersex human rights.
As a Member of Parliament in the last term, Elizabeth broke records with the petition that led to banning conversion practices, contributed to new gender markers on birth certificates for trans, intersex and non-binary people and she introduced the term ‘takatāpui’ into legislation for the first time in the reform of the health system.
Elizabeth’s framework for takatāpui health and well-being Te Whare Takatāpui is currently being applied to the health system and she was appointed Adjunct Professor in Public Health at Victoria University of Wellington this year.