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Moses Faleolo
Moses is Samoan born in New Zealand, a former youth justice social worker turned academic and gang researcher. He is a registered social worker and his PhD is the only one of its kind. His work gained national recognition appearing on TV, radio, and print media interviews in New Zealand.
He is currently leading a small team charged with building a new theory in criminology called, “Pacific Criminology”. Part of this activity, he co-organised the world’s first Pacific Criminology Symposium in 2022 and in 2024, he was the co-Editor-in-Chief that put together a Special Issue international journal Pacific Criminology publication. He recently received The Indigenous Justice award from the Australia New Zealand Society of Criminology organisation for his work on getting Pacific Criminology off the ground. He has published, been invited to present at conferences, and reviewed articles numerous times.
- Faleolo, M.M. (2009). “The Pasifika ‘voice’ in social work education: annotated bibliography 1998-2008”. New Zealand Council for Educational Research.
- Faleolo, M.M. (2021). “Still feeling it: Resolving the unresolved grief in Sāmoan youth gang members”. In K. Camancho (Ed.). Reppin Da Native City: Youth Studies Reader Oceania. University of Washington Press.
- Faleolo, M.M. & Ravulo, J. (2019). “Alcohol and Other Drugs“. In J. Ravulo, T. Mafile’o, & D. Yeates (Ed.). Pacific Social Work: Navigating practice, policy, and research.
- Faleolo, M.M. (2013). “Authentication in social work education: a balancing act”. In C. Noble, M. Henrickson & I.Y. Han (Eds.). Social work education: Voices from the Asia Pacific, 105-132.
- Faleolo, M.M. (2013). “Pacific volunteering: A personal perspective”. In F. Te Momo, L. George, & T. Brown-Pulu (Ed.). Mana Ngakau: Community Compassion – Māori and Pasifika ‘Volunteer’ Work, 67-83.
- Faleolo, M.M. (2013). “Horseing it and fried up: Health risks for Sāmoans in South Auckland Bloods youth gangs”. In N. Seve-Williams, M. Taumoepeau, & E. Saafi (Ed.). Pacific Edge: Transforming knowledge into innovative practice. Research papers from the fourth Health Research Council of New Zealand Pacific Health Research Fono, 49-56.
- Faleolo, M.M. (2009). “Culturally valid social work education: A Sāmoan perspective”. In C. Noble, M. Henrickson & I.Y. Han (Ed.). Social work education: Voices from the Asia Pacific. Victoria, Australia: The Vulgar Press, 149-172.
- Faleolo, M.M. (2015). “From the street to the village: The transfer of youth gang culture from New Zealand to Sāmoa”. New Zealand Sociology, vol. 31(2), 48-73.
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