Dr. Fouzieyha Towghi

Biography

Fouzieyha Towghi is a Lecturer in Medical Socio-Cultural Anthropology at the Australian National University, specializing in health, medicine, and body. Her research interests encompass a diverse range of topics, including gender, feminist techno-science, reproductive technologies, and the socio-cultural dimensions of health and illness. She graduated with a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and has published extensively on the politics of reproductive health and traditional medicine, particularly in South Asia. Towghi's work highlights the experiences of rural women and critiques the impacts of biomedical interventions on their health. She has received several accolades for her contributions to medical anthropology, including the Rudolph Virchow Professional Award. Her recent projects explore Baloch midwifery and the intersection of cultural practices with global health policies. Towghi has a robust record of teaching and supervision at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels, having also mentored numerous doctoral students in related fields over her academic career at various institutions including the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Zurich.

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