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Education

University of Arizona , Department of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ

PhD, Medical Anthropology, May 2004

Dissertation, The Rise of Asthma and Allergy in South India

The rise of asthma and allergy in South India: How representations of illness influence medical practice and the marketing of medicine

University of Arizona, Department of Anthropology, Tucson, AZ

MA, Medical Anthropology, May 1999

MA Thesis, The Political Ecology of Dengue Fever Emergence and Control

University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

BA, Cultural Anthropology, December 1993

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Selected Honors and Awards

Obama Administration. Washington, DC. June 10, 2011

White House Champion of Change – Technology & Innovation.

NASA, US Dept of State, US AID, and Nike. October, 2010

LAUNCH: Health Innovator

Charles C. Shephard Science Award for Assessment and Epidemiology. US Department of Health and Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. June 29, 2009

In recognition of co-authored paper published in Environmental Research (2008)

Unit Commendation. United States Public Health Service. June 26, 2006

For exemplary performance of duty in response to a derailment and subsequent chlorine gas exposure event in South Carolina

Crisis Response Award. United States Public Health Service. January 23, 2006

For work following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Louisiana and Mississippi

Edward P. Dozier Award. Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona. May, 2000

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Selected Research Funding

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch. (2009-10)

Demonstration of a Student-Led Asthma Surveillance Project at High Schools.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch. (2009-10)

Rural and Urban Patterns of Asthma Morbidity and Quality Improvement in Wisconsin.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – National Center for Environmental Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch. (2008-9)

Remote Monitoring of Inhaled Bronchodilator Use for Clinical Management and Public Health Surveillance.