Medical anthropology: How culture influences the experience of illness



Kristin Yarris

Kristin Yarris

Medical anthropology: How culture influences the experience of illness | AroundtheO

CLLAS advisory board member Kristin Yarris talks about her research in Nicaragua in this interview republished from Cascade magazine.

Dr. Yarris is an assistant professor in the UO Department of International Studies and the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. She studied how rural women in Nicaragua describe physical distress.

Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 Advisory Board, Research


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