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Mimi Nichter, PhD

Affiliations: 
Anthropology University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 
Area:
medical anthropology, adolescence, obesity, smoking
Website:
http://anthropology.arizona.edu/mimin
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Bio:

She has a long standing interest in gender and health both in the U.S. and in South and Southeast Asia. She is presently conducting tobacco-related research in India and Indonesia. In the past, she has conducted research on maternal and child health and women's reproductive health in India and Sri Lanka. She has also studied issues of globalization among youth in India with a particular emphasis on changing notions of beauty among young women. In the U.S., she has been conducting research on drinking and smoking among adolescents and young adults. She has also conducted extensive research on body image and dieting among adolescent girls. All of her work involves moving from research to intervention, and she has worked for many years in schools and in communities to develop health-related programs.

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Samantha L. Grace research assistant 2009-2011 University of Arizona
Colette M. Sims grad student 2006 University of Arizona (LinguisTree)
Abha S. Rao grad student 2008 University of Arizona (LinguisTree)
Kathryn M. Orzech grad student 2010 University of Arizona (LinguisTree)
Lauren Penney grad student 2013 University of Arizona (LinguisTree)
Sarah S. Trainer grad student 2013 University of Arizona (LinguisTree)

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Mark Nichter collaborator University of Arizona
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Chebet JJ, Kilungo A, Alaofè H, et al. (2020) Local Perceptions, Cultural Beliefs, Practices and Changing Perspectives of Handling Infant Feces: A Case Study in a Rural Geita District, North-Western Tanzania. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17
Mason KA, Willen SS, Holmes SM, et al. (2020) How Do You Build a "Culture of Health"? A Critical Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities from Medical Anthropology. Population Health Management
Agbo IE, Johnson RC, Sopoh GE, et al. (2019) The gendered impact of Buruli ulcer on the household production of health and social support networks: Why decentralization favors women. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 13: e0007317
Pathak G, Nichter M. (2019) The Anthropology of Plastics: An Agenda for Local Studies of a Global Matter of Concern. Medical Anthropology Quarterly
Kudlu C, Nichter M. (2019) Indian Imaginaries of Chinese Success in the Global Herbal Medicine Market Asian Medicine. 14: 104-144
Padmawati RS, Prabandari YS, Istiyani T, et al. (2018) Establishing a community-based smoke-free homes movement in Indonesia. Tobacco Prevention & Cessation. 4: 36
Awah PK, Boock AU, Mou F, et al. (2018) Developing a Buruli ulcer community of practice in Bankim, Cameroon: A model for Buruli ulcer outreach in Africa. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12: e0006238
Amoussouhoui AS, Sopoh GE, Wadagni AC, et al. (2018) Implementation of a decentralized community-based treatment program to improve the management of Buruli ulcer in the Ouinhi district of Benin, West Africa. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases. 12: e0006291
Nichter M, Mini G, Thankappan K. (2018) Low- level smoking among diabetes patients in India: a smoking cessation challenge Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health. 6: 176-180
Nichter M, Çarkoğlu A, Nichter M, et al. (2017) Engaging nurses in smoking cessation: Challenges and opportunities in Turkey. Health Policy (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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