Anna Harris (A.)
Expertise
I pursue an approach to the social study of medicine that is grounded in ethnographic studies of contemporary medical practices, my clinical experience working in hospitals, and collaborations with historians, doctors, artists, museum specialists and craftspeople. My research spans the fields of anthropology, science and technology studies, medical education and medical humanities and health sociology. My empirical cases focus on the anthropology and history of technological medical practices, especially concerning questions of sensorality, embodiment and learning. I also write about hospital infrastructures (see my blog and my twitterfeed @pneumaticpost).
From March 2016 I will be an Assistant Professor in the Department of Technology and Society Studies (TSS), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University. I have also previously held research posts at Maastricht University, as well as University of Exeter and the University of Melbourne, and been a visiting researcher at the University of Amsterdam, McGill University, RMIT (Melbourne), Brocher Foundation and the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science.
Before coming to Europe, I completed a medical degree in Australia at the University of Tasmania, and a Masters (under the supervision of Tania Lewis) and PhD (under the principal supervision of Marilys Guillemin) in Medical Anthropology at the Centre for Health and Society, University of Melbourne.
Professional career history
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy: Centre for Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia 2010 (Awarded Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Award for Excellence in a PhD Thesis)
Masters of Medical Anthropology: (Honours) Centre for Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Australia 2005
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery: (Honours) Faculty of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia 2001
Bachelor of Medical Science: Faculty of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia 1998
EMPLOYMENT: Research
July 2015 – February 2016, Research/Teaching Associate: Zuyd Hogeschool, Maastricht, The Netherlands
Jan 2013 – January 2015, Postdoctoral Researcher: Department of Technology and Society Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Dec 2011 – Nov 2012, Postdoctoral Researcher at the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (EGENIS), College of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of Exeter, UK
Dec 2010 – Nov 2011, Postdoctoral Researcher: Department of Technology and Society Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Feb 2006 – August 2010, PhD Research Fellow (full time): Centre for Health and Society, University of Melbourne, Australia
Aug 2005 – Nov 2005, Research assistant: Harvard University and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Aug 1999 – Nov 1999, Research assistant: Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Montréal, Québec, Canada
EMPLOYMENT: Teaching
October 2015, Guest lecturer, Masters level, Genetics & Society, Masters Genetics and Healthcare, Faculty of Social Sciences, KULeuven, Belgium; Guest lecturer, PhD course, Challenges and Opportunities for Qualitative Methods in Clinical Research on Mental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø
Feb – April 2014, Lecturer and tutor, (Observing and representing: History of the senses), Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
February 2014, Guest Lecturer (with Alexandra Supper), University College Maastricht, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
March 2013, Guest lecturer (Advanced Qualitative Research Methods), Master of Health Economics, Policy and Law, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Dec 2011, Sept 2012 & Nov 2012, Guest lecturer (Qualitative Research Methods), ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (EGENIS), College of Social Sciences and International Studies, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
May 2010 – October 2010, Lecturer (Medical Sociology): School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
March 2010 – May 2010, Lecturer (Medical Sociology): School of Political and Social Inquiry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
July 2007 – Aug 2010, Sessional teacher (Public Health): Masters of Public Health, LaTrobe University, Melbourne , Australia
Aug 2009 – Nov 2009, Sessional teacher (Genetics and Society): Faculty of Life Sciences, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia
Feb 2006 – Dec 2007, Sessional teacher (Medical Humanities): Faculty of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
EMPLOYMENT: Medical
Feb 2005 – Apr 2005, Doctor (Resident Medical Officer): Obstetrics and gynaecology, The Tweed Hospital, Tweed Heads, Australia
June 2004 – July 2004, Doctor (Resident Medical Officer): Obstetrics and gynaecology, The Tweed Hospital, Tweed Heads, Australia
May 2004 – June 2004, Doctor (Resident Medical Officer): General medicine and oncology, Melbourne, Australia
May 2003 – Nov 2003, Doctor (Senior House Officer): Geriatrics and haematology, UK
Jan2002 – Jan 2003, Doctor (Intern): Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia
VISITING SCHOLARSHIPS & HONORARY APPOINTMENTS
June 2015, Visiting researcher, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany
April 2015, Visiting scholar, Brocher Foundation, Switzerland
July 2013 – Nov 2013, Visiting scholar, School of Media and Communication, RMIT, Australia
July 2013 – Nov 2013, Honorary hospital appointment, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
March 2008 – June 2008, Visiting scholar, Amsterdam School of Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Nov 2000 – Dec 2000, Visiting student, City Clinic Port Louis, Mauritius
July 1999 – Nov 1999, Visiting student, McGill University and Montreal Children’s Hospital, Canada
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