Dr Camille Nakhid, of Auckland, MNZM for services to ethnic communities and education
Dr Camille Nakhid, of Auckland, for services to ethnic communities and education
Dr Camille Nakhid is an Associate Professor at the AUT School of Social Sciences and Public Policy. She has done extensive research into Māori and Pasifika educational achievement; family and community among Pasifika youth; factors impacting on migrant resettlement; and culturally relevant research methodologies. She was the inaugural Chairperson of the Auckland Council's Ethnic People's Advisory Panel. She has held several voluntary roles in community and public sector boards. She chairs AUT’s Pacific Media Centre Advisory Board and the Migrant Action Trust. She is the founder and band manager of the Caribbeanz Southern Stars Steelband and a member of the Executive Advisory Board of the African Communities Forum.