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
Born1963
Alma materUniversity of Auckland
Scientific career
Fieldsmolecular anthropology
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Thesis

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 2018-02-10.
  2. "Lisa Matisoo-Smith: From Africa to Aotearoa". E-Tangata - A Māori and Pasifika Sunday magazine. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  3. "A family of small differences". New Zealand Geographic. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  4. Room, National Geographic Press (2014-08-27). "National Geographic's Genographic Project Unveils Ancient Origins of New Zealanders". National Geographic Partners Press Room. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  5. "From Africa to Aotearoa". www.africatoaotearoa.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  6. "Lisa Matisoo-Smith: Africa to Aotearoa". Radio New Zealand. 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  7. "Royal Society Te Apārangi - 2013 New Fellows". royalsociety.org.nz. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  8. "Using DNA to study human migrations a winner". Radio New Zealand. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
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