Carole H. Browner, PhD, MPH

UCLA | Research ProfessorMember since 1969

My Biography

Carole Browner’s research interests lie principally at the intersection of gender, reproduction, and health, notably how gender-based power relations shape women’s and men’s reproductive behavior. She has also examined the use and misuse of genetic testing in diagnosing neurological disease. Field sites have included Colombia, Mexico, and the U.S. She served on the Executive and/or Scientific Advisory Boards of local, state, and national organizations, and held elected office in the American Anthropological Association, the Society for Applied Anthropology, the Society for Latin American Anthropology, and the Society for Medical Anthropology.