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Dr Daniela Heil

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Fax (02) 4921 6902
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Position Lecturer
School of Humanities and Social Science
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Office W343, Behavioural Sciences Building

Qualifications

  • PhD, University of Sydney, 2004

Research

Research keywords

  • Anthropology of the body and embodiment
  • Critical Medical Anthropology
  • Gestational surrogacy
  • Indigenous Anthropology
  • Indigenous health and well-being
  • Personhood, dividuality and social selves
  • Policy in praxis

Research expertise

Medical anthropology

Critical medical anthropology

Australian Aboriginal anthropology

Indigenous health and health policy

Anthropology of the body, personhood and self

Anthropology of health and well-being

Collaboration

Medical anthropology, Critical medical anthropology, Australian Aboriginal anthropology, Indigenous health, Indigenous health policy, Anthropology of the body, personhood and self, Anthropology of health and well-being.

Languages

  • German

Fields of Research

Code Description Percentage
160104 Social And Cultural Anthropology 40
160899 Sociology Not Elsewhere Classified 40
160799 Social Work Not Elsewhere Classified 20

Centres and Groups

Centre

Memberships

Other

  • Member - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
  • Member - American Anthropological Association (AAA)
  • Fellow - Australian Anthropological Society (AAS)
  • Member - European Association of Social Anthropologists

Appointments

SOCA Honours Convenor
School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle (Australia) 		01/01/2010

Teaching

Teaching keywords

  • (Critical) Medical Anthropology
  • Body, Personhood and Self
  • Feminism
  • Social change
  • Sociology and Anthropology Honours

Courses