Red X iconGreen tick iconYellow tick icon
Skip to main content

Contact Details

Phone
+64 3 479 4377
Email
molly.george@otago.ac.nz

University Links

Position
Research Fellow
Qualifications
PhD in Social Anthropology
Research summary
I have specialty interests in health, migration and ageing from a qualitative and humanities-based perspective
Teaching
POPH192 Population Health
Memberships
  • Association of Social Anthropologists Aotearoa New Zealand (ASAANZ)
  • American Anthropological Association (AAA) Aging and the Life Course Interest Group
  • CARE – Collaboration for Ageing Research Excellence
  • Centre for Global Migrations research network

Research

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.

Additional details

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.

Publications

George, M., Kennedy, R., Richard, L., & Norris, P. (2026). Expectations shaped elsewhere: Refugee experiences of healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand. Health Expectations, 29(3), e70492. doi: 10.1111/hex.70492 Journal - Research Article

George, M., & Norris, P. (2025). Refugees experiences of health care and medicines in southern NZ. GP Voice, (June), 28-29. Retrieved from https://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/news/gp-voice/June-2025/ Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

George, M., & Norris, P. (2025). Former refugee's experiences of healthcare and medicines in southern New Zealand. PMAANZ Newsletter, (June). Retrieved from https://pmaanz.org.nz/newsletter/show/659 Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

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

Back to top