Dr Simon Lambert is a lecturer in Māori Environmental Planning and Development in the Faculty of Environment, Society and Design at Lincoln University. He has previously held a Te Tipu Putaiao post-doctoral fellowship at Manaaki Whenua LandCare Research, and has researched small-scale innovation in the farming, building and energy sectors of New Zealand in the Agribusiness and Economics Research Unit at Lincoln.
He is the Principal Investigator on the Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga project, Networks of support for Māori mental health: The response and recovery of Tangata Whaiora through the Ōtautahi earthquakes.
Simon is the MAI ki Ōtautahi-Lincoln Co-ordinator for the Te Kupenga o MAI programme and has developed a strong interest in the support and mentoring of Māori students.