Lisa Matisoo-Smith

Lisa Matisoo-Smith (born 1963) is a molecular anthropologist and Professor at the University of Otago.[1] As at 2018, she is Head of the Department of Anatomy.

Lisa Matisoo-Smith
Lisa Matisoo-Smith in November 2020
Born1963 (age 57–58)
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Scientific career
Fieldsmolecular anthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Thesis

Biography

Born in Hawai‘i in 1963, Matisoo-Smith also lived in Japan and California, following her father's naval postings.[2]

Matisso-Smith's research focuses on using DNA to map human migration, especially in the Pacific.[3] She is a principal investigator on National Geographic's Genographic project.[4] As part of that project, she is the lead researcher for From Africa to Aotearoa, which is looking specifically at human migration to New Zealand.[5][6]

She is a Fellow of The Royal Society of New Zealand.[7] In 2018, she was awarded the society's Mason Durie Medal for social science, recognising her research into Polynesian migration across the Pacific.[8]

References
  1. "Professor Lisa Matisoo-Smith". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "Lisa Matisoo-Smith: From Africa to Aotearoa". E-Tangata – A Māori and Pasifika Sunday magazine. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. "A family of small differences". New Zealand Geographic. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  4. Room, National Geographic Press (27 August 2014). "National Geographic's Genographic Project Unveils Ancient Origins of New Zealanders". National Geographic Partners Press Room. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. "From Africa to Aotearoa". www.africatoaotearoa.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  6. "Lisa Matisoo-Smith: Africa to Aotearoa". Radio New Zealand. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  7. "Royal Society Te Apārangi – 2013 New Fellows". royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  8. "Using DNA to study human migrations a winner". Radio New Zealand. 16 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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