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Sept. 1976-June 1977 |
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Tutor, Department of Social
Anthropology, Introductory Anthropology, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland |
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Jan. 1981-Mar. 1983 |
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Lecturer, University
of Hawaii: a significant part of my post-doctoral activities in clinical anthropology was
the giving of seminars on social and medical anthropology to nursing students, medical
students, psychiatric residents, social work interns, students of public health and
students of medical anthropology. |
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Oct. 1983-Aug. 1984 |
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Fulbright Professor in the
anthropology of health.Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo and
Health Education Bureau, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka. |
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I played a major role in the
development of Sri Lanka's first M.Sc. course in health education. This multidisciplinary
course sponsored by the WHO placed emphasis on a behavioral science approach to health
education, community diagnosis and health. promotion. In addition to curriculum
development and lecturing, I was actively involved in the formulation and modeling of
field exercises designed as participatory learning experiences. |
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Aug. 1985-1989 |
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Assistant Professor, Department
of Anthropology, University of Arizona |
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Aug. 1989-May 1994 |
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Associate Professor, Department
of Anthropology, University of Arizona |
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May 1994-present |
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Professor, Dept. of
Anthropology, University of Arizona. |
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Courses Taught: Culture and the
Individual; The Anthropology of the Body, Health and Illness; Medical Anthropology in
Community and Clinical Settings; Anthropology and International Health; Ethnomedicine. |
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Sept. 1988-present |
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Joint appointment with
Department of Family and Community Medicine. I have been an active member of the teaching
staff in this department since 1985. I frequently lecture in MPH program and actively
participate in the Arizona Prevention Center . |
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Sept. 1991-Dec. 1991 |
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Visiting Professor, University
of the Philippines |
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July-Aug. 1997
January 1998
Jun-July 1999 |
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Visiting Professor, Sri Chitra
Tirunal, Institute of Medical Sciences, Kerala India. Responsible for developing a Medical
Anthropology Curriculum in a research based MPH program being developed |
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Sept. - Dec. 1997 |
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Visiting Professor, Mahidol
University, Thailand |