Paul Ripley
Paul is a NZ registered nurse and a nursing lecturer in the School of Clinical Sciences. Paul has practised across many different areas of nursing which have included hospital and community paediatrics, public health, emergency nursing and refugee health. Paul completed his doctoral study in 2024 which used participatory video to explore the perceptions and understandings of health and wellbeing among refugee background youth in New Zealand. His research positions young people as active participants in how they view health and wellbeing using participatory video as a methodological approach as well as a method and platform for transformation and empowerment.