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Anahi Viladrich
Associate Professor
The City University of New York
USA
Biography
Anahí Viladrich is a sociologist and medical anthropologist originally from Argentina, where she developed an early scholarly career on gender and reproductive health. She received a Master’s degree in Sociology with Honors from The New School University (New York City) in 1999; a Master’s degree in Philosophy in 2000, and a Ph.D. in Sociomedical Sciences (specializing in Medical Anthropology) from Columbia University in 2003. Viladrich has published extensively on the intertwined fields of international immigration, health, culture and gender. Her latest book “More Than Two to Tango: Argentine Tango Immigrants in New York City (University of Arizona Press, 2013) was drawn from her PhD dissertation that was awarded with Distinction and the Marisa de Castro Benton Prize by the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University (2003). Viladrich currently directs the Immigration Studies Working Group at Queens College and teaches at the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology at Queens College, and at the Doctor of Public Health Program of the City University of New York.
Research Interest
Anahí Viladrich has conducted extensive research on the food traditions, and eating patterns, of Latinos in the United States