Dr. Catherine Leonard
Ngāi Tahu,
EdD, PG Dip Ed Psych, MEd Psych, BEd, BAppB
catherine@ihi.co.nz
027 777 9111
(Formerly Catherine Savage). Catherine is the managing director of Ihi Research with her husband John. Catherine began her career as a psychologist, she worked with children and whānau in schools on the East Coast of the North Island. She spent ten years as a senior lecturer at Victoria University. She completed her Education Doctorate at Massey University in 2006, which investigated the School Network Reviews of 2004.
From 2010 to 2014 Catherine was the Chief Executive of Te Tapuae o Rehua, a subsidiary of Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu. Since 2014, Catherine has been the co-director of Ihi Research and led a variety of research and evaluation projects.
She has produced a series of research and evaluations projects investigating social impact from innovative approaches to achieving social change. Her research interests lie in qualitative methodologies and working with grassroots community organisations to demonstrate evidence of change.
Education & Qualifications
Massey University New Zealand
Education Doctorate 2006
Post Graduate Diploma Educational Psychology 2000
Master of Educational Psychology 1999
Bachelor of Education (Teaching) 1992
Otago Polytechnic
Bachelor of Applied Management: Transformation & Change 2014
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Kāwai Raupapa (Intro to Arts) 2010
Te Wānanga o Raukawa
Huia Te Reo 2016
Board Memberships
Board Member - Mā te Rae - Māori Evaluation Association 2023 - current
Trustee of Restorative Justice Ōtautahi 2014 – 2020
Recent Research Reports & Publications
2023
Griffiths, K.; Davies, L.; Savage, C.; Shelling, M.; Dalziel, P.; Christy, E.; Thorby, R. (2023). The Value of Recreational Physical Activity in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Scoping Review of Evidence and Implications for Social Value Measurement. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023, 20, 2906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ ijerph20042906
Hynds, A. & Leonard, C. (2023). Impact Evaluation of the Move training programme. Ihi Research https://www.ihi.co.nz/what-we-do/jolt-dance
2022
Campbell, L., Martin, O., Luke, D., & Leonard C. (2022). Korowai Youth Wellbeing Trust (298) Evaluation: Promoting the Wellbeing of Rangatahi in Canterbury. Ihi Research.
Davies, L., Dalziel, P., & Savage, C. (2022). Social Return on Investment (SROI) of recreational physical activity in Aotearoa New Zealand on behalf of an international consortium of researchers from Sheffield Hallam University; AERU, Lincoln University; Ihi Research and 4GLOBAL.
Hynds, A., Bradnam, L., Martin, O., & Savage. C. (2022). Positioning for Truancy Innovation: Report for Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi. Ihi Research.
Hynds, A., Savage, C., & Tikao, K. (2021). Evaluation of Tūhono Māmā and Pēpi Innovation for Te Piki Oranga. Te Ao Auahatanga Hauora Māori - Māori Health Innovation Fund. Ihi Research.
Hynds, A., Shelling, M., Savage, C., & Kenton, C. (2022). Commissioning to support healthy kai outcomes for whānau. Report for the Ministry of Health. Ihi Research.
Leahy, H., & Savage, C. (2022). Evaluation of Tū Pono: Te Mana Kaha ō te Whānau for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu. Ihi Research.
Leonard, J., Savage, C., & Goldsmith, L., Avery, G. (2022). Review of Women’s Rugby World Cup 2022 for World Rugby. Ihi Research.
Leonard, J., Siataga, P., Savage, C., Standring, K., & Donovan, E. (2022). The Evaluation of the ‘She’s not your rehab’ Indigenous healing approach. Ko te mea e iei te alofa,e hē iei he pouli. Ihi Research.
Maraki, J., Goldsmith, L., Moyle, P., Martin, O., Savage, C., Leonard, J., Hynds, A., & Standring, K. (2022). The Evaluation of Wave 14 and 15 initiatives for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu: Capability, coaching and mentoring. Ihi Research.
Maraki, J., Savage, C., Goldsmith, L., Crawford-Moyle, P., Shelling, M., Martin, O., Hynds, A., Guerin, A., & Dallas-Katoa, W. (2022). The Evaluation of Wave 13 whānau initiatives for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Arahanga, M., & Hynds, A. (2022). Hauora Project – Research for the Rātā Foundation. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Goldsmith, L., Hynds, A., & Martin, O. (2022). Scoping for University of Canterbury. Evaluation of Student Support Services. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Goldsmith, L., Crawford-Moyle, P., Shelling, M., Maraki, J., Martin, O., Hynds, A., & Guerin, A. (2022). The Evaluation of Wave 12 initiatives for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu: The development of social capital through commissioning. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Hynds, A. S., Standring, K., Paku, K., Payne, S., Hayward, C., Waikawa, H., & Thompson, B. (2022). Te Haerenga: Investigating engagement in Wairoa education. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Leonard, J., & Hynds, A. (2022). AusCycling High Performance 2022 Review. High Performance organisational research. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Martin, O., Hynds, A., Selwyn S., & Azeem, S. (2022). Evaluation of Te Kīwai Fund for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu and Sport New Zealand Ihi Aotearoa. Ihi Research.
2021
Leonard, J., McCrudden, M., Savage, C., Goldsmith, L., & Avery, G. (2019). Review of Women’s Rugby World Cup Teams for World Rugby. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Goldsmith, L., Shelling, M., Leonard, J., Guerin, A., & Kenton, C. (2021). The Evaluation of Wave 11 whānau initiatives for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Goldsmith, L., Tikao, K., Leonard, J., Te Hēmi, H., & Hynds, A. (2021). Evaluation of Wave 10 initiatives for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Leonard, J., Goldsmith, L., Guerin, A., Shelling, M., Leonard, G., & Te Hēmi, H. (2021). Evaluation of COVID-19 recovery support for whānau through Manaaki20 investment for Te Pūtahitanga o Te Waipounamu. Ihi Research.
Savage, C., Moyle, P., Kus-Harbord, L., Ahuriri-Driscoll, A., Hynds, A., Paipa, K., Leonard, G., Maraki, J., Leonard, J. (2021). Hāhā-uri, hāhā-tea - Māori Involvement in State Care 1950-1999. Report prepared for the Crown Secretariat. Ihi Research.
Shelling, M., Leonard, G., Goldsmith, L., & Savage, C. (2021). RUIA Baseline Evaluation Report. June 2021. Ihi Research.
Tikao, K., Savage, C., & Te Hēmi, H. (2020). Housing First: He Kāinga Ora ki Ōtautahi. Ihi Research.
