“George has supported several of my academic projects as a writing coach and editor. His tremendous depth of knowledge is matched by his marvelous depth of spirit. Given his own commitments to reflexivity, he is someone I can trust to reflect back to me the ways in which my positionality shapes my research and analysis. Moreover, his brilliant capacity to provide effective writing strategies renews my sense of motivation every time we meet. His compassionate voice stays with me long after our sessions; he has, indeed, transformed my experience of writing from a painful activity into something to which I now look forward.”
— Dr Lindsey Ofrias, Harvard University
“George is an academic of the highest calibre. His PhD research, which I supervised, combined meticulous and thoughtful fieldwork with a nuanced and deep theoretical analysis to produce the best PhD thesis that I have supervised or examined in the last decade.”
— Dr Evan Killick, University of Sussex
“George has an unquenchable appetite for knowledge and engages with literature on a prolific basis. This, allied with his fundamental intellectual curiosity, his enthusiasm for research, and his practical IT skills, enables him to produce work of the very highest order.”
— Dr Paul McVeigh, Florida State University
“George’s presentations for the National Citizen Service focus on dispelling common misconceptions about the developing world. He communicates complex ideas to diverse groups of young adults in interactive, innovative and engaging ways. His workshops encourage critical thinking and invite people to consider how they can have a positive impact on the world.”
— Trevor McDermott, Bohunt Education Trust
“George’s writing is not only highly original, but is meticulously researched, extremely well referenced and written in a highly authoritative manner... He is extremely knowledgeable on a wide range of topics, and he is a valuable team member with strong leadership and project management skills.”
— Professor Andy Thorpe, University of Portsmouth
“George is a meticulously professional and intelligent editor, the best with whom I have worked. It was an excellent experience to be edited by someone so attuned to the issues with which we were dealing. The whole process felt like a real dialogue which substantially improved the text. A very good experience!”
— Professor Hilary Footitt, University of Reading
“George and I have worked together on several donor-funded research projects. Given the sensitive nature of our research in the areas of gender equality and violence, I can honestly say that George is one of the most insightful colleagues that I’ve had the pleasure to work with. He is a rigorous fieldworker, a perceptive interviewer and a consummate intellectual and academic.”
