Merryn Gott


Caryl Merryn Gott is a New Zealand nursing academic specialising in palliative care. She is currently a full professor at the University of Auckland.

Academic career

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.
Gott won the 2014 Research Medal from the New Zealand Association of Scientists. In 2016 she was named NEXT Woman of the Year Health and Science In 2019, Gott was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.
Gott is perhaps best known for working in bi-cultural palliative care.

Selected works