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Medical Anthropologist

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Biomedical Odysseys
Biomedical Odysseys

This project analyzes the challenges of regulating experimental medical treatment in a globalized era, the ways in which digital communication technologies are transforming patient activism in both China and the U.S., and the unintended consequences of Chinese healthcare reforms.

Eldercare and Gerontechnologies​
Eldercare and Gerontechnologies​

This project investigates how technologies of caregiving intersect with experiences of aging in urban community settings.

Technologies of Care​
Technologies of Care​

Henan EICU Ward

This project examines the culture and ethics of end-of-life care, focusing on fraught negotiations over the use and termination of costly medical technologies in Chinese hospitals. 

Cultures of Masking

Fabric Mask Design Contest FinalistsThis project explores the sociocultural and politico-economic dimensions of a crucial technology of everyday life for managing the COVID-19 pandemic: masks.

Recent Posts

  • Masks or Vaccines? Preliminary Survey Findings
  • Sign up to learn how to sew fabric masks!
  • Dr. Emma Buchtel on filial piety in SCMP
  • Fabric mask design contest finalists announced
  • Tianyi Yan and Priscilla Song present on chronic dying

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