Rate My Professor AJ Woodhouse

Amanda Jane (AJ) Woodhouse holds a Master of Science in Chemistry from the University of Otago. She has established a distinguished career in research administration at the University of Otago. Serving as Research Advisor in the Research and Enterprise (R&E) division, she supported research grant processes for key science departments, including Botany, Geology, Marine Science, Zoology, and the School of Surveying. Her expertise facilitated researcher engagement with funding opportunities, and she was listed as a primary contact with email aj.woodhouse@otago.ac.nz and phone 03 479 7717 or mobile 021 407 074. Woodhouse appears in multiple University of Otago calendars documenting staff qualifications and roles.

AJ Woodhouse is the Kaiurungi Programme Manager for Coastal People: Southern Skies (CPSS), a national Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) hosted by the University of Otago at 539 Castle Street, Dunedin. CPSS connects coastal heritage places, maintains longitudinal monitoring like the Southern (Otago) Moorings, advances restoration through initiatives such as Falafolaloa, trains students, researchers, and communities, and studies thermal regimes for climate change adaptation. Upholding kaitiakitanga and mana, it partners with coastal communities for mauri ora. In this leadership role, Woodhouse leads development, implementation, and review efforts, produces key documents, and serves as contact for guidelines on Innovation Fund, Co-Funding Policy, Contestable Postgraduate Scholarships, Postdoctoral Fellowships, Membership, Discretionary Funding, and Community-Led Projects. She has been acknowledged in CPSS annual reports for her contributions.