Auckland University of Technology

So he is a sports scientist, researcher, coach, author, and natural physique and strength athlete.

He's actually a professional bodybuilder now at this point, but he is a co-director and senior research fellow at the Auckland University of Technology.

He has a PhD in strength and conditioning.

Obviously, he's still involved in a lot of the research.

I found myself working as a receptionist Eight and a half years later, I was still in New Zealand.

And within six years, I went from being a receptionist to a lecturer at the Auckland Institute of Technology.

I was teaching a lot of Chinese people that were emigrating to Auckland at the time.

And I was teaching a business administration course, essentially, to these people.

Little introduction.

Marcia is the Associate Professor and Head of Computer and Information Sciences at AUT, has held the title of Senior Lecturer and Director of Women in Tech.

You've recently, you were the chair of

AI Forum New Zealand until yesterday, so being a person that's listening, that's

And I was like, yeah, no, I don't think I want to do that and circle back around.

And so after that, moved from Australia to New Zealand and went through the pre-degree at Auckland University of Technology, the IUT, and then into the New Zealand College of Chiropractic for the post-grad.

Nice.

OK, so tell me about your experience at New Zealand College, because most of us listening, you know, we either went to chiropractic school, well, probably somewhere in North America for most of us listening.

Should we be embracing our stuff lying on the floor? Well, Dr.

Jamal Abarashi is a lecturer at the Marketing and International Business Department of AUT and has been writing about this for The Conversation.

He joins me on the line now.

Jamal, kia ora to you.

She got a master's degree in economics and international politics.

She has another master's degree from AUT.

She did a thesis on young Maori children leaving foster care in New Zealand.

So, you know, she's a smart cookie and I'm sure she'll be back in some capacity serving the community.

We had some family visit and she had her University of Auckland visit.

Which I was able to sneak into as an AUT faculty member.

They were checking IDs, but I put on a fake mustache and I said something with my American accent.

He's not from any university here.