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Pamela Block, PhD Associate Professor |
Degrees/Certifications:
- PhD in Anthropology (Duke University)
- Post Doctoral (Brown University)
- Bachelor's of Art (Hampshire College)
Current Research Interests:
- Disability, Capacity Building, and Health Promotion
- Intersections of gender, sexuality, race, poverty, and disability
- Disability and Addiction
- Disability culture and cultural perceptions of disability; International disability-rights movements
- Medical, educational, and social service systems in Brazil and the United States; Organizational structures and the development of professional ideologies and practices
- Eugenics and involuntary sterilization in Brazil and the United States
- Social marginality and movements for social change
- Sexuality, reproductive health, and contraceptive technology.
Related Activities:
- Research House Project "Shake It Up"
