Rate My Professor David Geraghty

Dr David Geraghty is the Senior Research and Policy Analyst in the Research and Enterprise division at the University of Otago, where he provides strategic research and policy advice and analysis in support of the delivery of the University's strategic objectives. The Research Division plays a key role in ensuring that the University's scholarship and research maintain international standing, informed by a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi. This division encompasses the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise), the Research Integrity Office, the Graduate Research School, and Otago University Press. Geraghty's professional contributions support these endeavours through his analytical expertise. He holds a PhD in Postcolonial Theory from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is a graduate of the University of Otago and was a former Commonwealth Scholar.

Geraghty's background includes extensive time spent living in Asia for four years, during which he travelled widely across the region. This experience is reflected in his authorship of the book A Snake in the Shrine: Journeys with Nobby through Middle Japan, published by Otago University Press in 2001. The book chronicles his adventures teaching English and journeying through Japan in the late 1990s. In more recent scholarly work, Dr Geraghty co-authored the 'THEMATIC CHAPTER: INDIGENOUS PEOPLE' for the Global State of Harm Reduction 2024 report, collaborating with Tuari Potiki, Shawnee Brausch, and Tracey Potiki from the National Māori Addiction Centre for Aotearoa. His involvement extends to university governance, as evidenced by his attendance at Senate meetings, and public policy submissions, including input to the New Zealand Treasury on the Low-Emissions Economy draft report. Dr Geraghty can be contacted at +64 3 479 7674.