Areas of research and publication include: Family Planning; Afghan Refugees; LGBTQ Families; Sperm, Egg and Kidney Donation/Sale; Reproductive Technologies and Bioethics; Cross-border Fertility Travel; Sexuality and Gender; Critical Medical Anthropology; Reproductive Health Policy; Mixed Methods Research; Documentary Film; Iran, Middle East, Spain, US.
She is a medical anthropologist with a focus on biocultural aspects of health, gender and sexuality, the commodification of the body, science and technology studies, bioethics, and social and reproductive justice.
Interests: Global Health, Reproductive Technologies, Infertility, Abortion, Middle East, Sperm and Egg Donation, Gender and Sexuality, Family Planning, Iran, US, Spain.
Subject Areas:
- Biocultural Medical Anthropology : life course health and development, global health, maternal/child health, health inequities, reproductive health and justice, science and technology, culture and health
- Human Biology
- Applied Anthropology
- Identities and Inequalities : race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, class and status, intersectionality
- Education, Outreach, and Community Engagement
- Decolonization.
