Adjunct Research Assistant Professor
Anthropology
Contact
| Phone: | 972-885-8705 |
| Email: | kerrib@smu.edu |
Educational Background
PhD, Southern Methodist University
About
BA Anthropology and Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
MA Anthropology, Southern Methodist University
PhD Anthropology, Southern Methodist University
Dissertation: Pharmaceutical Territories: Contested Pharmacopoeias and Environmental Debates in Brazil
I received my BA in anthropology and psychology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2011. My research focuses on the increasing biomedicalization of medicinal plant knowledge, use, and cultivation in Brazil. I explore the political economic context of various regimes of knowledge, especially those adopted by national and international actors such as the World Health Organization, the Brazilian government, and pharmaceutical companies. Particularly, I'm interested in how these changing knowledges affect issues of citizenship and space/place at the local level.
Year Entered Program: 2012
Region of Study:
Brazil