Adia Benton | |
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Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, Professor |
Awards | Rachel Carson Prize |
Academic background | |
Education | |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Medical anthropology, science and technology studies |
Institutions | Northwestern University |
Notable works | HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone |
Adia Benton is an American cultural and medical anthropologist whose research concerns how care is provided in humanitarian emergencies and development projects. [1] Benton is currently an associate professor of anthropology and African Studies at Northwestern University. [1] [2] [3]
Adia Benton received a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Brown University in 1999. She completed a Master of Public Health degree at Emory University in 2001. Benton did her doctoral work at Harvard University, completing an A.M. and Ph.D. in Social Anthropology in 2007 and 2009. [4]
In 2014, while assistant professor of anthropology at Brown University, [5] Benton was interviewed and contributed to several articles and discussions on the topic of Ebola. [6]
In 2017, Benton won the Rachel Carson Prize for her book HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone from the Society for Social Studies of Science. [7]
Adia Benton | |
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Born | 1977 (age 46–47) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Anthropologist, Professor |
Awards | Rachel Carson Prize |
Academic background | |
Education | |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Medical anthropology, science and technology studies |
Institutions | Northwestern University |
Notable works | HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone |
Adia Benton is an American cultural and medical anthropologist whose research concerns how care is provided in humanitarian emergencies and development projects. [1] Benton is currently an associate professor of anthropology and African Studies at Northwestern University. [1] [2] [3]
Adia Benton received a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Brown University in 1999. She completed a Master of Public Health degree at Emory University in 2001. Benton did her doctoral work at Harvard University, completing an A.M. and Ph.D. in Social Anthropology in 2007 and 2009. [4]
In 2014, while assistant professor of anthropology at Brown University, [5] Benton was interviewed and contributed to several articles and discussions on the topic of Ebola. [6]
In 2017, Benton won the Rachel Carson Prize for her book HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone from the Society for Social Studies of Science. [7]