Nicolette F. Sheridan, PhD. Professor and Head of the School of Nursing, Massey University, New Zealand. She is a registered nurse with 30 years in clinical practice, research and education. She was the first Associate Dean Equity in the health faculty, University of Auckland. She is leading a $1.3 million study investigating primary care patient outcomes, especially for Māori and Pacific peoples, with researchers from Cambridge University (UK) and Karolinska Institute (Sweden). She has led or been co-investigator in 36-studies; chaired expert advisory groups and was the government industry monitor of a wānanga-based Māori nursing programme. She is of Ngāpuhi descent.