Deborah Schechter
Instructor/Director of Graduate Program in Biomedical Anthropology
Anthropology
Background
Deborah Schechter is a biocultural anthropologist whose research interests focus on how dimensions of inequality affect health and well-being. She teaches courses in medical anthropology, global health, evolutionary medicine and community-based research methods.
Education
- PhD, University of Washington
Research Interests
- Health disparities
- Risk-taking behavior
- Biocultural models of health and disease
- Community-based research methods
