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Richard Powis, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Health Sciences

Contact Info

Office: LRC 219
Academic Email: richardpowis@usf.edu
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Education

PhD, Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, 2020
Postdoctoral Fellowship, Maternal and Child Health, University of South Florida, 2022

Discipline

Maternal & Child Health

Specialization

Critical Medical Anthropology
Global Maternal & Child Health
Maternal Social Support
Political Economy of Health
Qualitative Research Design and Ethics

Biography

Richard Powis PhD is a medical anthropologist and Assistant Professor of Maternal and Child Health in the College of Public Health. His research focuses on how the people who surround pregnant women and new mothers influence their health and wellness. Dr Powis has worked primarily in Senegal since 20212, but has started to undertake research projects in Florida since 2021.