Merryn Gott
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Merryn Gott | |
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| Born | Caryl Merryn Gott |
| Alma mater | University of Sheffield |
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| Institutions | University of Auckland |
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Caryl Merryn Gott is a New Zealand social science academic specialising in palliative care. She is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland.[1]
After a 2000 PhD titled 'Sexual activity, sexually transmitted diseases and risk behaviour among older adults' at the University of Sheffield, She was appointed a full professor at the University of Auckland.[1]
Gott won the 2014 Research Medal (now the Hill Tinsley Medal) from the New Zealand Association of Scientists.[2] In 2016 she was named NEXT Woman of the Year Health and Science[3] In 2019, Gott was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.[4]
Gott is perhaps best known for working in bi-cultural palliative care.[5][6][7]
