About
Associate Professor Emma George serves as Program Director of Occupational Therapy at the University of Adelaide within the School of Allied Health Science and Practice, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. She is an active researcher and supervisor eligible to oversee Masters and PhD students in her field.
As a registered occupational therapist (Ahpra registration #1749421), Dr. George's research focuses on occupational justice and health equity. Her work explores:
- Addressing occupational injustices and promoting occupational rights
- Recovery from human trafficking and modern slavery
- Equitable accessibility of health care for marginalised communities
- Aboriginal childhood and culturally safe and responsive allied health service provision
Dr. George leads several major research projects including "Expanding Collaborations for Occupational Justice Research and Education in India," "Authentic Collaboration and Co-design with Marginalised Communities," and "Piloting a Modified Occupational Justice Health Questionnaire" focused on developing research tools for marginalized women in rural India.
Her research methodology emphasizes:
- Emancipatory research approaches
- The Capabilities, Opportunities, Resources and Environments (CORE) framework
- Knowledge co-creation and codesign with communities
- Culturally safe and trauma-informed care practices
Dr. George is committed to addressing occupational injustices such as marginalisation, alienation, deprivation, imbalance, apartheid and dysfunction, with a focus on promoting equity, justice, and culturally safe practice in allied health.
