Pioneering Digital Interventions in Public Health
Digital anthropology as a field is fairly new and seeks to use anthropological theories and methods to understand how people are interacting with digital aspects of today’s world. Experts are currently undertaking key research examining the use of the digital in international development and public health. Did you know, for instance, that self-management of health using mobile phones could be used to aid the refugee sexual and reproductive health crisis in Uganda? Find out about some of the pioneering work currently undertaken using health technology and the immense possibilities of digital intervention in the future.
Host: Ada’s background is in the social sciences, with a particular interest in the research of digital technology use and public health. Having worked both commercially for an ethnographic consulting firm, as well as continuing research in academia, Ada has a good sense of the various routes available to those in the social sciences and is able to shed light on the emerging field of digital anthropology for those interested particularly in public health.
Duration: Suggested 1-2hrs, depending on the level of detail the student desires.
