Jean M. Hunleth, PhD, MPH
Associate Professor of Surgery and Anthropology
Division of Public Health Sciences
- Phone: 314-747-8066
Specialties
- Anthropology
- Infectious disease
- Chronic disease
- Ethnography
- Participatory techniques
Meet Dr. Hunleth
Dr. Jean Hunleth is a medical anthropologist specializing in caregiving and the experiences of children in response to illness, medicine, and health programming.
The Hunleth Lab investigates the social, political, and economic contexts that shape how people seek and respond to health care and medicine, across a range of diseases. Their research projects are grounded in anthropological theory and methods, focusing on critical medical, public health, and global health issues.
Dr. Hunleth earned her doctorate from Northwestern University. She completed postdoctoral research training at WashU Medicine.
Degrees
Doctorate in Anthropology
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
2011
Master of Public Health
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
2011
Postdoctoral Research Training
Postdoctoral Research Associate
WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO
2015
Research interests
Community-based cancer disparities
Illness response
Family-centered health interventions
Hunleth Lab
660 S. Euclid Ave.
St. Louis MO, 63110
Contact: 314-747-8066
Email: [email protected]