Andrew is a sociologist who has ended up being a social epidemiologist. Along the way he has been involved in the full spectrum of research activities, including management, ethics, policy, funding, teaching, advocacy and governance in Aotearoa and overseas.

His passion is for work that makes a difference and results in permanent, positive change. He has contributed to CoVID equity and vaccination modelling in Aotearoa, the development of easy to learn open-source statistical software, the establishment of the project that identified the CDH1 stomach cancer gene and an international award-winning statistical literacy initiative.

Most of his current work is on social/health inequity, statistical literacy or making statistical information resources more useful to decision-makers beyond government.

Outside of work he's the owner of a pair of very well-travelled jandals, the author of too many gin tasting posts and the proud dad of two awesome grown-up children who are way taller than he is.

Andrew Sporle

I am a social science researcher with over 10 years of experience in research project management and data collection.

I started survey research as an undergraduate student at the University of Auckland, and now run and manage a variety of projects from other surveys through to qualitative projects, and Māori community co-design.

I have a PhD in psychology from the University of Auckland and over 60 peer-reviewed academic publications in multiple academic disciplines, largely relating to psychology, health, wellbeing, identity - including Māori identity, gender, and sexuality – survey methods and data, and politics and policy.

I regularly engage with the media as a political scientist and love following current events and politics. I also enjoy reading books, visiting new and interesting restaurants, and exploring Tāmaki Makaurau with my son.

Dr Lara Greaves

Nicole is a senior researcher at iNZight Analytics, and leads the analysis for projects on health and wellbeing using Stats NZ’s Integrated Data Infrastructure.

Nicole holds a PhD in Psychology from the University of Auckland, where she remains an honorary academic.

She has over 9 years’ experience in quantitative and longitudinal analysis of survey data. She has published research in over 25 peer-reviewed journal articles on topics in social and political psychology, intergroup relations, and prejudice.

When not working, she enjoys looking after and buying new plants, and escaping to Marlborough to spend time with family.

Dr Nicole Satherley

I have a PhD in Statistics and have been the lead developer of iNZight since 2015. I'm responsible for maintaining the software, implementing new features, providing tech support for our users, and most other things related to the iNZight desktop software. I love making things with code, especially tools that can be shared and used by others.

If I'm not working on a side project, I'll either be outside gardening or inside reading, playing the piano, or cooking.

Dr Tom Elliott

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Brad Drayton

I am an Honours student in the Department of Statistics at the University of Auckland. My current research involves denominator reporting, the impacts on COVID-19 modelling and Māori vaccination response, with hopes of incorporating this into a cohort approach to Māori wellbeing outcomes.

I’m particularly interested in blending my studies from both Psychology and Statistics, to create well-rounded Kaupapa Māori informed research.

Outside of this, I enjoy dancing and a new-found hobby of pottery. While on a sunny day, I’ll likely be outside at a beach spending time with family and friends.


Tori Diamond

I'm a Sociology student currently in my Honours year at Waipapa Taumata Rau - The University of Auckland. My research is focused on the links between mental health and the political economy, looking at how work, unemployment, and access to material resources might contribute to New Zealand's current mental health crisis.

At iNZight, my role is making sure everything that needs doing gets done. This encompasses everything from general admin to graphic design, project management, and research assistance.

Outside of academia and work, you'll usually find me at home with my partner and my cat, where I enjoy reading, making music, and playing excessively-difficult videogames. I spend a lot of time sitting in cafés, and I regularly play disc golf, which is potentially the nerdiest sport in existence.

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