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Email molly.george@otago.ac.nz

Research interests

I'm a Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow with a background  in Social Anthropology (MA and PhD). I specialise in bringing qualitative research and humanities into research and teaching typically dominated by quantitative, scientific approaches.

Courses

Background and interests

I am a social anthropologist with special interests in health, migration, ageing and medical education. I have experience working on a variety of topics from children’s playground behaviour, to Pacific families' sleep habits, to older New Zealanders’ reactions to migrants, to refugees’ experiences of healthcare. Thus, I have had the privilege of working with many different groups including elderly people, children, Pasifika, Māori, migrants, refugees, students and more.

I bring a humanities lens and a qualitative approach to any topic, including those typically addressed by the other sciences and/or a quantitative approach. My hope and motivation is to humbly work with those who have under-told stories to help tell those stories, thereby addressing inequities and growing thriving communities.

Publications

Norris, P., George, M., Symon, V., Keown, S., Bhawan, S., Richard, L., & Richards, R. (2025). Does access to medicines differ from access to healthcare? Experiences of barriers to medicines access by people facing social disadvantage. Research in Social & Administrative Pharmacy, 21(6), 480-486. doi: 10.1016/j.sapharm.2025.02.010 Journal - Research Article

Norris, P., Keown, S., George, M., Symon, V., Richards, R., Bhawan, S., & Richard, L. (2025). Lived experience of affordability as a barrier to prescription medicines: A longitudinal qualitative study. Exploratory Research in Clinical & Social Pharmacy, 17, 100571. doi: 10.1016/j.rcsop.2025.100571 Journal - Research Article

Norris, P., George, M., Symon, V., Keown, S., Richard, L., Bhawan, S., & Richards, R. (2025). Why go back?: Advantages and challenges of longitudinal qualitative research in social pharmacy, and recommendations for social pharmacy researchers. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 33(1), 113-118. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riae072 Journal - Research Article

George, M., Richard, L., Jaye, C., Derrett, S., Wyeth, E., & Stokes, T. (2024). How to undertake research with refugees: Lessons learned from a qualitative health research programme in Southern New Zealand. Australian Journal of Primary Health. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1071/PY24096 Journal - Research Article

Symon, V., Nada-Raja, S., Sopoaga, F., Sopoaga, L., Norris, P., Ruhe, T., Kokaua, J., Richards, R., … Isno, L., George, M., Iosua, E., & Keown, S. (2022, November). The show must go on: Research in a time of COVID. Verbal presentation at the COVID-19’s Impact on Teaching and Learning at the University of Otago: Lessons Learned Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

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