Kate Sheppard Memorial Trust Award

Recipients

• 2005 - Tessa Giblin
• 2006 - Lisa Woods
• 2007 - Maria Rowe
• 2008 - Fiona Shanhun, a 27-year-old PhD student at Lincoln University, who is researching Antarctica soils as a means of unravelling past climate conditions in the ice-free areas of the continent.
• 2009 - Bethany Edmunds, a Ngāti Kurī woman and a Masters of Art and Visual Culture: Costume Studies student at New York University.
• 2010 - Dr Sunyoung Ma, a 29-year-old senior lecturer at the University of Otago, who is researching the most ideal rehabilitation options for patients who have complete tooth loss.
• 2011 - Kimberley Twigden, a 22-year-old PhD student at the University of Auckland, who is researching a seismic resilient building system.
• 2012 - Helen Tsui, a clinical psychology student at the University of Otago, who was studying diagnostic tests for Alzheimer's disease.
• 2013 - Sylvia Nissen, a 23-year-old PhD student at the University of Canterbury, conducting research into the shaping of young people's political expression.
• 2014 - No award made
• 2015 - Dr Rashi Karunasinghe, a 27-year-old PhD graduate of the University of Auckland, who conducted research into stroke-related brain injuries.
• 2016 - Amber Maree Kale, a 27-year-old master's degree student at Victoria University, who is conducting a community-based research project where Wellington hosts create murals with former refugees to explore concepts of home, belonging, and visibility.
• 2017 - No award made
• 2018 - Kelly Waiana Tikao, a Registered Nurse and PhD student at the University of Canterbury, who is researching Kāi Tahu birthing traditions and practices related to conception, pregnancy and birth.
• 2019 - No award made