Ruth Fitzgerald
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1956
Ruth Fitzgerald | |
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| Born | Ruth Patricia Fitzgerald 1956 |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | anthropology |
| Institutions | University of Otago |
| Thesis | |
Ruth Patricia Fitzgerald (born 1956) is a New Zealand anthropology academic, and as of 2019 is a full professor at the University of Otago.[1]
After a 1999 PhD titled Who cares? : an ethnographic investigation of the meaning of care at the University of Otago, Fitzgerald joined the staff, rising to full professor in 2018.[1][2][3] In 2015 Fitzgerald was awarded the Royal Society of New Zealand's Te Rangi Hiroa Medal.[4][5] Her work covers the social and political context of many health issues, such as the ethics of reversing heritable deafness or terminating pregnancy.[4]
In 2017, Fitzgerald was selected as one of the Royal Society Te Apārangi's "150 women in 150 words", celebrating the contributions of women to knowledge in New Zealand.[6] Fitzgerald has been called one of the 'founding scholars' of medical anthropology in New Zealand, alongside Julie Park.[7]
