Associate Professor Dr Dianne Wepa is the Head of Discipline, Social Work at Charles Darwin University, Australia and an Indigenous Māori woman from New Zealand. Dianne’s PhD focused on how Māori engaged with healthcare services. She has published journal articles, textbooks and provided Keynote presentations on Cultural Safety, Suicide Prevention and Clinical Supervision. Dianne is an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker and holds several senior academic positions with the University of South Australia, University of Bradford, UK and Auckland University of Technology, NZ. Dianne's research in 2024 includes: Aboriginal mens’ use of emergency departments in the Northern Territory, digital technology to address rural and remoteness during disasters and, Māori patients’ experiences of hand therapy services. Dianne has served on the Editorial Board for the International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (IJECS) and is the Lead Editor for International Perspectives on Health Equity Journal with Emerald Publishing. She is supervising PhD and Master’s degree students in Australia, UK and New Zealand and will be publishing her 3rd edition of Cultural Safety in Aotearoa New Zealand in September 2024.