Teaching Assistant Professor
Anthropologist; Medical Anthropologist
marthae@live.unc.edu
Alumni Building 403D
Research Interests
Ontologies of the body; belief systems; cultures of biomedicine; clinical encounters; epistemologies of pluralism; identity; Anabaptists, the Amish; the US South; folk tradition in community; practice theory; decolonizing medicine
Specializations
Medical Anthropology, Folklore, Ethnography, PedagogyResearch Background
I am a socio-cultural anthropologist and folklorist working on the intersections of practice communities, the body, and expressive culture. In conceptualizing the body as the site where social identities interact, my research utilizes ethnographically focused methods to extend and add vital richness to understandings of communities in practice.
Education
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2014; M.A. Folklore, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2006; B.A. Archaeology and Ancient History, Furman University 2000
Current Courses
- ANTH 270 – LIVING MEDICINE (MWF, 1:25 PM – 2:15 PM)
- ANTH 326 – PRACTICING MED ANTHROPOLOGY (TR, 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM)
- ANTH 448 – HEALTH & MEDICINE, AMER SOUTH (MWF, 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM)
- ANTH 448 – HEALTH & MEDICINE, AMER SOUTH (MWF, 11:15 AM – 12:05 PM)