rebecca huss-ashmore
Professor Emeritus, Anthropology
rhashmor@sas.upenn.edu
Phone:
215-898-7461
Education:
University of Massachusetts Ph.D. 1984 Research Interests:
Medical anthropology (healing systems, semiotics of healing, narrative, discourse, cosmetic surgery); Psychological anthropology (self and identity, cultural models of mental illness); Human adaptibility.
Appointments:
Anthropology Department Faculty; Research Associate, Population Studies Center; Associate Curator-in-Charge, Physical Anthropology Section, University Museum; Anthropology Graduate Group; History and Sociology of Science Graduate Group.
