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AAA 2011: Redefining Insurance, Redefining Governance: U.S. Health Insurance Reform in Global Perspective

AAA 2011: Redefining Insurance, Redefining Governance: U.S. Health Insurance Reform in Global Perspective

For the 2011 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, I chaired and helped organize a double panel entitled, Redefining Insurance, Redefining Governance: U.S. Health Insurance Reform in Global Perspective, with Sarah Horton and Julie Armin. Members of the Society for Medical Anthropology’s Critical Anthropology of Global Health Interest Group released a statement on Health Insurance Reform. … Continue reading »

AAA 2011: The Racialization of Illness: Clinician Perspectives on the Role of Race and Ethnicity in Health Disparities

AAA 2011: The Racialization of Illness: Clinician Perspectives on the Role of Race and Ethnicity in Health Disparities

At the 2011 American Anthropological Association Annual Meeting, I presented an individual paper entitled  ‘Racialization of Illness:Clinician Perspectives on the Role of Race and Ethnicity in Health Disparities’. This research was drawn from a larger NIH funded project, ‘Clinicians’ Concepts of Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Management Of Chronic Illness’, headed by Linda M. Hunt, Professor … Continue reading »

Cultural Heritage Informatics Graduate Fellowhip

Cultural Heritage Informatics Graduate Fellowhip

During the 2011-2012 academic year, I will be participating as a Cultural Heritage Informatics (CHI) Graduate Fellow. The CHI Graduate Fellowship Program allows Michigan State University graduate students the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience in the realm of cultural heritage informatics. Outside of regular weekly meetings, fellows get the opportunity to create their own … Continue reading »