Catherine Panter-Brick
Bruce A. and Davi-Ellen Chabner Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs and Professor of Public HealthCards
About
Research
Overview
Catherine Panter-Brick is a
professor of anthropology, health and global affairs. Her research consists of critical analyses of health and
wellbeing across key stages of human development, with an emphasis on health
interventions and global mental health.
Dr. Panter-Brick focuses on the impact of poverty, disease,
malnutrition, armed conflict and social inequality on health and human
development. Her work with youth
in global adversity has included biocultural research with street children,
refugees and war-affected adolescents.
Dr. Panter-Brick has directed interdisciplinary projects in over 40
countries within Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
Dr. Panter-Brick received her M.Sc. and D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. She serves as the senior editor of medical anthropology at Social Science & Medicine and serves on the editorial boards of American Anthropologist, American Journal of Human Biology and Human Nature. Dr. Panter-Brick was the director of the Biosocial Society and served on the executive board of the Human Biological Association and the Society for Medical Anthropology. She was a Wolfson research fellow and received the Sir James Knott Fellowship. Dr. Panter-Brick has edited several books including Health, Risk, and Adversity.
Dr. Panter-Brick received her M.Sc. and D.Phil. from the University of Oxford. She serves as the senior editor of medical anthropology at Social Science & Medicine and serves on the editorial boards of American Anthropologist, American Journal of Human Biology and Human Nature. Dr. Panter-Brick was the director of the Biosocial Society and served on the executive board of the Human Biological Association and the Society for Medical Anthropology. She was a Wolfson research fellow and received the Sir James Knott Fellowship. Dr. Panter-Brick has edited several books including Health, Risk, and Adversity.
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
News
News
- December 21, 2023
Songs and words for hope: Raising voices of children and youth through music
- May 02, 2022
Snapshots
- December 19, 2021
Promoting Love and Peace Across Generations through Science and Global Partnerships
- June 05, 2019
New Video Series: Powers of Science and Practice Advance Real Hope for Raising Children of Peace