Catherine Panter-Brick

Catherine Panter-Brick is a medical anthropologist and Bruce A. and Davi-Ellen Chabner Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs at Yale University, where she holds appointments in the Department of Anthropology, School of Public Health, and Jackson School of Global Affairs. At Yale, Panter-Brick directs the undergraduate certificate program in global health studies, as well as the MacMillan Center's Program on Conflict, Resilience, and Health. She is also the head of Morse College—one of Yale's 14 residential colleges—and chairs the Council of Heads of Colleges.

Panter-Brick's research is noted for being interdisciplinary; her work includes studies of adolescence and mental health within humanitarian crises. She was recognized in 2011 with the Lucy Mair Medal, awarded by the Royal Anthropological Institute. Provided by Wikipedia