

She is well known for her publications, public speaking and research leadership. Professor Smith has an academic background in education and research and has a long career as an inter-disciplinary scholar. Professor Smit Professor Smith is Pro Vice-Chancellor Maori with responsibilities for Maori development at the University of Waikato as well as Dean of the School of Maori and Pacific Development and a professor of Education and Maori Development. She has worked with a number of Maori scholars most notably her husband Professor Graham Hingangaroa Smith. Her other publications canvass a wide range of academic disciplines. Her 1998 book Decolonising Methodologies: Research and Indigenous Peoples has become a seminal text in indigenous studies.

Professor Smith is Pro Vice-Chancellor Maori with responsibilities for Maori development at the University of Waikato as well as Dean of the School of Maori and Pacific Development and a professor of Education and Maori Development.
