2024
Does volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman J, Jefferies P, Qtaishat L, Dajani R, Kumar P. Does volunteering impact refugee women's life satisfaction, empowerment, and wellbeing? Experimental evidence, local knowledge, and causal reasoning. Social Science & Medicine 2024, 347: 116735. PMID: 38552338, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116735.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife satisfactionMixed-methods program evaluationWomen's life satisfactionLocal knowledge systemsSyrian refugee womenGenerate social changePathways of influenceLevels of life satisfactionThematic analysisPoor householdsIndividual-level impactProgram evaluationPsychological wellbeingRefugee womenSocial changeVolunteer workLocal communitiesPanel dataEmpowermentLocal knowledgeLived experienceLocal conceptsVolunteer programsWomen's characteristicsMiddle East
2017
The field of medical anthropology in Social Science & Medicine
Panter-Brick C, Eggerman M. The field of medical anthropology in Social Science & Medicine. Social Science & Medicine 2017, 196: 233-239. PMID: 29137936, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.10.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical anthropologySocial sciencesCritical inquiryNexus of cultureSocial theoryLocal understandingsHealth-related practicesSocial agencyMedical anthropologistsSocial worldTransdisciplinary conversationsLived experienceAnthropologyResearch agendaSociocultural viewpointStructural vulnerabilityScholarly contributionsGlobal platformComparative approachHealth experiencesDeeper appreciationSocietyInterdisciplinary readershipPopulation groupsHealth-related concerns