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Sandra Bamford is an Associate Professor and Department Chair in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto. She received her PhD in Anthropology from the University of Virginia. Her main area of research expertise focuses on the analysis of kinship and family ties, with significant fieldwork conducted among the Kamea people in the highlands of Papua New Guinea. Her research examines the impact of new reproductive technologies that are leading to new forms of kin arrangements, emphasizing the evolving dynamics of parenthood and family structures. Recently, her work has shifted to focus on child welfare and foster care practices in North America, particularly how these systems function within the Canadian context. Bamford's teaching interests include Anthropological Approaches to Kinship, Marriage, Genders, Sexualities, Feminist Anthropology, and Political Ecology. Her research interests encompass Kinship, Gender, Sexuality, Embodiment, and aspects of Science and Anthropology in areas spanning Papua New Guinea, North America, and Europe.
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