Dr. Bonnie Kaiser

Associate Professor

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Biography

Bonnie N. Kaiser is an Associate Professor jointly appointed in the Department of Anthropology and the Global Health Program at the University of California, San Diego. She specializes in qualitative mixed-methods research, with training in anthropology (PhD), epidemiology (MPH), and global health implementation science (postdoc). Her research focuses on elucidating cultural models of mental health illness and exploring connections to care-seeking behaviors. Kaiser develops and adapts measurement tools for cross-cultural research interventions and critically examines concepts of trauma, risk, and resilience. Her implementation science projects include research in mental health and oncofertility, addressing areas of healthcare access. Kaiser's scholarship balances critical engagement in the fields of medicine and global mental health while advancing the theoretical frameworks in psychological anthropology. Her ethnographic engagement includes partnerships in Haiti and multi-sited research across global regions such as Kenya, Nepal, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. Major research interests encompass psychological anthropology, global mental health, and the cultural adaptation of mental health interventions.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

— Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Jointly appointed in the Department of Anthropology and Global Health Program.

Awards

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Liz Kramer Service Award

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Implementation Research Institute Fellow

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Charles Hughes Fellowship Cultural Psychiatry

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Emory University/Howard Hughes Medical Institute Teacher-Scholar Award

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).