Rate My Professor Molly George

Dr. Molly George serves as a Research Fellow and Teaching Fellow in the Social Anthropology Programme at the University of Otago. She holds an MA and PhD in Social Anthropology, bringing a strong academic foundation to her work. George specialises in incorporating qualitative research methods and humanities perspectives into fields traditionally dominated by quantitative and scientific approaches. Her research interests focus on health, migration, ageing, and medical education. Her projects have examined children’s playground behaviour, Pacific families' navigation of responsiveness and children's sleep in Aotearoa New Zealand, older New Zealanders’ identity and sense of home after forty years in the country, and refugees’ experiences of healthcare and medicines in southern New Zealand. She has engaged with diverse groups including elderly people, children, Pasifika, Māori, migrants, refugees, and medical students, employing a humanities lens to highlight under-told stories, address inequities, and support thriving communities.

Affiliated with Va'a O Tautai – Centre for Pacific Health and the Centre for Global Migrations, George teaches POPH192 Population Health. Her recent publications include 'Refugees experiences of health care and medicines in southern NZ' (GP Voice, 2025, with P. Norris), 'Former refugee's experiences of healthcare and medicines in southern New Zealand' (PMAANZ Newsletter, 2025, with P. Norris), '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, 2025, with P. Norris et al.), 'Lived experience of affordability as a barrier to prescription medicines: A longitudinal qualitative study' (Exploratory Research in Clinical & Social Pharmacy, 2025, with P. Norris et al.), and 'Why go back?: Advantages and challenges of longitudinal qualitative research in social pharmacy, and recommendations for social pharmacy researchers' (International Journal of Pharmacy Practice, 2025, with P. Norris et al.). She has also developed the Quick Resource Guidance for General Practices Working with Refugees and shared research findings through video summaries on refugees' healthcare experiences in New Zealand.