Natasha Mazey, a 23-year-old former Marian College student, may be the youngest female to earn a doctorate in the University of Canterbury's almost 150-year history.

Natasha began her journey studying commerce and digital technologies at Marian College, which she enjoyed.

"I was really interested in how business would mix with data and technologies and Information Systems (IS), and how IS could interact with people and business, so chose to focus on IS with Accounting to supplement it. My curiosity kept driving me to do and learn more.”

Once Natasha started her research she says she was hooked.

"My curiosity had no bounds and I really enjoyed the process of discovery, and trying to find meaning in what I found. The process certainly was difficult, but looking back there was an element of ease to it. It was like a jigsaw puzzle where I had lots of different pieces of information I was searching for and trying to make sense of. Searching and making sense of each piece of the puzzle, trying to fit them in different ways and fill in different gaps, was fun.”

Dr Mazey graduated with a Commerce PhD in Accounting Information Systems in December 2018.

Her thesis is titled: Initial Trust in Emerging Technologies and the Effect of Threats to Privacy.

Having worked for EY and been seconded to Air New Zealand, Dr Mazey now works at Fisher and Paykel Healthcare as Privacy Officer.

UC is describing her as an 'unstoppable force of nature' - congratulations Natasha on your remarkable achievement!

Click here to read more about Natasha Mazey on the UC website.

Article added: Tuesday 11 June 2019