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Ari Edward Gandsman is an Associate Professor specializing in Anthropology with a focus on the Social Studies of Medicine. He holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from McGill University, obtained in 2008, and an M.A. in Anthropology from the same institution in 2001. Gandsman's academic background also includes a Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, earned in January 1997. His research interests encompass critical public health issues, including the dynamics of resistance during epidemics, the implications of assisted dying, and the socio-political factors influencing death and dying. He has contributed to various publications discussing these themes, notably the complexities surrounding governance in uncertain futures and the nuances of necrosocialities within activism. Gandsman is actively involved in supervising graduate students, guiding them in anthropological fieldwork and research methodologies.
Department of History