The Impact Research NZ team provides a dynamic response to your research and development needs. We bring research expertise in health, education, social service policy and practice and community development. We work with:
- government agencies
- non-government organisations
- local providers
- national providers
- international providers
"At Impact Research NZ, we are passionate about improving the lives of New Zealanders through high quality research and evaluation, which has an impact on service delivery within the social sector"
- Director, Dr Annie Weir

Dr Annie Weir
Director
Dr Weir is passionate about producing credible research and evaluation that informs organisational policies and practices in the education, health and social service sectors. She is particularly interested in how
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Dr Jane Holmes
Research Coordinator
Dr Holmes completed her PhD in Psychology at the University of Auckland. She has worked in both the tertiary education and community-based sectors. Her research interests are predominantly in the broad area of aging including such factors
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Dr Jane Furness
Research Associate
Dr Jane Furness has been involved in the field of adult education for over twenty years. She is a community psychologist who is passionate about education
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Dr Graeme Vaughan
Research Associate
Dr Graeme Vaughan has been designing, analysing and using statistical information in the areas of health and social wellbeing for more than 25 years
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Dr Margaret McLean
Research Associate
Dr McLean is a part time Senior Lecturer who conducts research and teaches in Disability Studies based in the School of Critical Studies in Education, Faculty of Education
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Dr Eric Messick
Research Associate
Dr Eric Messick has been working in the areas of psychology, behaviour, and education for over 17 years. He is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA-D)
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Dr. Wayne Duncan
Research Associate
Dr. Wayne Duncan has been a primary and secondary school teacher, primary school Principal and secondary school Deputy Principal, an Itinerant Behavioural Advisor, and a finalist in the National Educational Teaching Awards (NEiTA).
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