Tania Slater

PhD

Tania Slater (Ngāpuhi) returned to CPHR in 2004 after policy and research work at the National Collective of Independent Women’s Refuges and the Ministry of Justice. She has worked for many years on occupational health projects including hairdressers, welders, sawmill workers and cleaners. Her research focusses have been on Māori and cancer. Tania’s thesis examined the role and potential of primary care for Māori with cancer in Aotearoa/New Zealand. This work included Māori access to and through cancer care at prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, palliative care and survival. It also investigated the work of Māori health provider organisations in cancer prevention as well as care and support for cancer patients and their whānau. Tania left CPHR in 2017 but remains an honorary research fellow.

• Publications
• Current Research Projects

PUBLICATIONS

Publication	Type
Brooks C, Slater T, Tupai-Firestone R, Zock J, Pearce N, Douwes J. Respiratory health in professional cleaners: symptoms, lung function, and risk factors. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 2020; 50(5): 567-576.	Journal
Douwes J, Slater T, Shanthakumar M, McLean D, Tupai-Firestone R, Judd L, Pearce N. Determinants of hand dermatitis, urticaria and loss of skin barrier function in professional cleaners in New Zealand. Int J Occup Environ Health, 2017; 23:2.	Journal
Slater T, Matheson A, Davies C, Goodyer C, Holdaway M, Ellison-Loschmann L. The role and potential of community based cancer care for Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand. NZ Med J, 2016; 129(1430): 29-38.	Journal
Slater T. (2016) The role and potential of community based cancer care for Māori in Aotearoa/New Zealand. A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health (PhD), Massey University, Wellington, NZ.	Thesis
Slater T, Matheson A, Davies C, Earp R, Gellatly K, Holdaway M, Ellison-Loschmann L. Exploring Māori cancer patients', their families', community and hospice views of hospice care. Int J Palliat Nurse, 2015; 21(9): 439-445.	Journal
Slater T, Matheson A, Ellison-Loschmann L. Cancer patients, families, community and hospice views of hospice care. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol, 2014; 10(S9): 582: (abstract).	Conference Proceedings
Slater T, Matheson A, Davies C, Tavite T, Ruhe T, Holdaway M, Ellison-Loschmann L. “It’s whanaungatanga and all that kind of stuff” - Māori cancer patients’ experiences of health services in the Wellington Region. J Prim Health Care, 2013: 5(4): 308-314.	Journal
Slater T, Douwes J. It's academic: Itching to be heard. Safeguard, 2013; 141: 38.	Other Publications
Douwes J, Slater T, McLean D, Pearce N, Judd L, Tupai-Firestone R, Dryson E, Walls C, Foliaki S, Harding E, Duckett H, Cheung K, Coenraads P, Shanthakumar M. (2012) Occupational dermatitis in New Zealand cleaners. Study report for the Department of Labour.Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
't Mannetje A, Slater T, McLean D, Eng A, Briar C, Douwes J. (2009) Women's occupational health and safety in New Zealand. NOHSAC, Centre for Public Health Research (CPHR), Massey University, NZ.	Reports
McLean D, Eng A, Dryson E, Walls C, Harding E, Wong K, Cheng S, 't Mannetje A, Ellison-Loschmann L, Slater T, Shoemack P, Pearce N. Morbidity in former sawmill workers exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP): a cross-sectional study in New Zealand. Am J Ind Med, 2009; 52(4): 271-81.	Journal
Douwes J, McLean D, Slater T, Travier N, Cheng S, Pearce N. Pine dust, atopy and lung function: A cross-sectional study in sawmill workers. Eur Respir J, 2006; 28(4): 791-8.	Journal
Purnell H, Slater T, Eng A, Pearce N. (2006). Dioxin: exposures, health effects and public health policy. Proceedings of the 5th Annual CPHR Symposium in Health Research & Policy. Wellington, NZ: Centre for Public Health Research.	Books and Chapters
Slater T, Jeffreys M, Bloomfield A, Cunningham C, McKenzie F, Moala A, Pearce N. (2005). Cancer control. Proceedings of the 4th Annual CPHR Symposium in Health Research & Policy. Wellington, NZ: Centre for Public Health Research.	Books and Chapters
Searle W, Slater T, Knaggs T, November J, Clark C. An Evaluation of Status Hearings and Pre-trial callovers. Wellington, NZ: Ministry of Justice, 2004.	Other Publications
Slater T, Pearce N, Booth M, Ellison-Loschmann L, Jeffreys M, Thornley L, Ward M. (2004). Health Impact Assessment. Proceedings of the 3rd Annual CPHR Symposium in Health Research & Policy. Wellington, NZ: Centre for Public Health Research. Occasional Report Series No 7. Wellington: Centre for Public Health Research, 2004 [ISBN 0-476-00933-2; ISSN 1176-1237].	Books and Chapters
Fishwick D, Bradshaw L, Slater T, Curran A, Pearce N. Respiratory symptoms and lung function change in welders: are they associated with workplace exposures? NZ Med J, 2004; 117(1193): U872.	Journal
Slater T. Investing in our children –the paid parental leave campaign. Women’s Refuge Journal, October; 2001.	Other Publications
Douwes J, McLean D, Slater T, Pearce N. Asthma and other respiratory symptoms in New Zealand pine processing sawmill workers. Am J Ind Med, 2001; 39(6): 608-15.	Journal
Wickens K, Crane J, Kemp T, Lewis S, D'Souza W, Sawyer G, Stone L, Tohill S, Kennedy J, Slater T, Rains N, Pearce N. A case-control study of risk factors for asthma in New Zealand children. Aust NZ J Public Health, 2001; 25(1): 44-9.	Journal
Slater T, Bradshaw L, Fishwick D, Cheng S, Kimbell-Dunn M, Erkinjuntti-Pekkanen R, Douwes J, Pearce N. Occupational respiratory symptoms in New Zealand hairdressers. Occup Med, 2000; 50(8): 586-90.	Journal
Slater T, Erkinjuntti-Pekkanen R, Fishwick D, Bradshaw L, Pearce N, Cheng S, Armstrong H, McLean D. Changes in work practice after a respiratory health survey among welders in New Zealand. NZ Med J, 2000; 113(1114): 305-8.	Journal
D'Souza W, Slater T, Fox C, Fox B, Te Karu H, Gemmel T, Ratima M, Pearce N, Beasley R. Asthma morbidity 6 yrs after an effective asthma self-management programme in a Māori community. Eur Respir J, 2000; 15(3): 464-469	Journal