Priscilla Wehi

Priscilla Wehi
Priscilla Wehi
	Wehi and a wētā in 2012
Education	University of Canterbury (B.Sc. (Hons), (B.A.)); Lincoln University (M.Sc.); University of Waikato (PhD);
Awards	Rutherford Discovery Fellowship 2014
	Scientific career
Fields	Ethnobiology; Conservation biology;
Institutions	Te Pūnaha Matatini; University of Otago; Landcare Research;
Thesis	Harakeke (Phormium tenax) ecology and historical management by Maori: The changing landscape in New Zealand (2005)
Doctoral advisor	Winifred Heather Crombie; Bruce Clarkson; Aroha Yates-Smith;
Website	priscillawehi.com

Priscilla M. Wehi (nee McCallum) is a New Zealand ethnobiologist and conservation biologist. As at July 2021 she is an associate professor at the University of Otago and on the first of that month officially undertook the role of director of Te Pūnaha Matatini, a centre of research excellence in complex systems and data analytics.^[1]^[2] During the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand Te Pūnaha Matatini scientists have developed mathematical models of the spread of the virus across the country that influence the New Zealand government's response to the outbreak.^[3] In 2021 Wehi was awarded the Hill Tinsley Medal.

^ "Māori among first to see Antarctica, research suggests". RNZ. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "Complexity is at the heart of Te Pūnaha Matatini". www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^ "COVID-19 research from Te Pūnaha Matatini". www.tepunahamatatini.ac.nz. Retrieved 1 July 2021.