▁in ▁her ▁family ▁had ▁previously ▁attended ▁university . ▁She ▁cred its ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁her ▁grand father , ▁Ng ature ▁Mat eng a ▁W erek ake , ▁who ▁inspired ▁her ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁doctor ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁seven ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Har wood ▁received ▁a ▁Ph D ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁O tag o ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Her ▁doctor al ▁research ▁on ▁patient - dri ven ▁re h abil itation ▁following ▁a ▁stroke ▁developed ▁an ▁inter vention ▁designed ▁especially ▁for ▁M ā ori ▁and ▁Pas if ika . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁this ▁inter vention ▁led ▁to ▁changes ▁in ▁treatment ▁gu idel ines ▁for ▁stroke ▁recovery . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁▁ ▁Har wood ▁lives ▁in ▁A uck land ▁with ▁her ▁partner ▁Ha un ui ▁and ▁two ▁young ▁children . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Har wood ▁is ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁in ▁M ā ori ▁health ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁A uck land , ▁where ▁she ▁is ▁the ▁co - direct or ▁of ▁T ō ma ior a , ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁health ▁research ▁group ▁at ▁Te ▁K up eng a ▁H au ora ▁M ā ori . ▁Her ▁research ▁is ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁applying ▁K au p apa ▁M ā ori ▁( M ā ori ▁principles ) ▁to ▁clin ical ▁research . ▁Har wood ▁super vis es ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁A uck land , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁training ▁senior ▁medical ▁students ▁in ▁M ā ori ▁health . ▁ ▁She ▁acts ▁as ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁M