Fiona Scorgie

Senior Researcher

Fiona Scorgie is a medical anthropologist and qualitative researcher interested in ethnographic and visual methodologies, sexual and reproductive health, HIV prevention, vaccine acceptance, and climate change and health. With a PhD in Social Anthropology from Cambridge University, Fiona brings 20 years of experience in conceptualising and designing qualitative studies, training field staff, and analysing qualitative health data. She has worked across multidisciplinary academic and NGO spaces, with most of her research undertaken in southern and East African settings. Based in Dublin, her work with Wits Planetary Health Research focuses on translating health impact attribution findings and offers technical inputs on qualitative sub-studies. She is also an adjunct lecturer with the Centre for Global Health at Trinity College Dublin.

A committed feminist, environmentalist and dog-whisperer, Fiona enjoys walking in nature, embroidery, and reading. She is currently in training as a psychotherapist.