Kiri West-McGruer coordinates the publication process of MAI Journal at Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga. She also currently works as a graduate teaching assistant at the Department of Sociology at the University of Auckland.
Kiri has recently completed her Master of Arts in Sociology at the University of Auckland titled 'Ethical constraints in research: A Kaupapa Māori critique' under the supervision of Associate Professor Bruce Curtis.