- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE6140
O’Collins, Maev
- Occupation Academic, Social worker
Summary
Maev O’Collins received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne, followed by a Doctorate of Social Work from Columbia University, New York. She taught social work and sociology at the University of Papua New Guinea and was appointed Professor of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology in 1979.
Maev was awarded an MBE in the Papua New Guinea honours list in 1987. At her retirement in 1989, she received the title of Emeritus Professor. Maev is currently an Honorary Visiting Fellow in the Department of Political and Social Change at the Australian National University.