For the 2012 SfAA’s, I will present an individual paper on the student panel, Activism Beyond the Classroom: Student Reflections on Activist Work, as part of an initiative headed by the SfAA Human Rights and Social Justice Committee.
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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
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
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 »