Dr. Claudia Lang

Biography

Claudia Lang is an Associate Professor of Anthropology and Health at Maastricht University, specializing in medical anthropology with a focus on mental health and ecological distress. Her research intricately examines the intersection of mental health and social life, exploring how lived experiences of mental distress are situated within broader social relations. Lang's current research project investigates digital mental health innovations in India, integrating ethnographic fieldwork that includes designers and users of digital mental health care. She also explores the political, economic, and moral dimensions associated with digital health tools and their impact on new forms of care and self-care. Her work delves into 'environmental health,' particularly regarding ecological grief, analyzing affective responses to anticipated environmental damage and loss in India. Claudia is the author of 'Depression in Kerala: Ayurveda and Mental Health Care in the 21st Century' and has co-authored several significant publications in the field, including 'Global Health: Knowledge, Politics, Practices.' She has held various academic positions across prestigious institutions in Leipzig, Boston, Paris, and Munich. In her career, she has also worked on research projects addressing digital mental health and has been involved in examining alternative medicine approaches to mental health, particularly Ayurveda in South India.

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