About Me:
Jan Brunson completed a Ph.D. in anthropology at Brown University and a traineeship at the Population Studies and Training Center in 2008. Her research analyzes how Nepali Hindu-caste women accommodate and resist the social pressures to reproduce in prescribed ways, providing insight into how global discourses on family planning play out in micro-level processes of social change. In future research, she will continue to evaluate the causes and contexts of maternal morbidity and mortality in Nepal, particularly in terms of local meanings of suffering and the role of suffering in defining womanhood. Future interests also include investigating c-sections in Nepal.
Area(s) of Training
cultural anthropology, medical anthropology
Area(s) of Expertise
Nepal, reproduction, maternal health
Current Area of Employment
Assistant Professor of Anthropology at University of Hawai`i
