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20142025

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Research interests

• Medical Anthropology • Urban and Community Health • Health Disparities • Social Determinants of Health • Racism as a Determinant of Health • Qualitative/Ethnographic Research Methods for Medicine and Health Care • Social Capital and Social Networks • Community Gardens and Community-Based Health Interventions • Access to Nutritious Food and Food Security • Community-Based Participatory Research • Early Childhood Literacy as a Determinant of Health and Well being • Culture and Health Care

Teaching interests

• Culture and Health Care • Urban Health • Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health • Research Methods and Writing • Urban Agriculture, Food Access, and Social Justice • Race, Class, Gender and Health • Social Capital and Health • Global Health

Education/Academic qualification

Anthropology (Medical and Cultural), Ph.D., Gardening Together: Social Capital and the Cultivation of Urban Community, Case Western Reserve University

… → 2011

Anthropology , M.A., Case Western Reserve University

… → 2003

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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