Professor Dr. Thomas Csordas

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Biography

Thomas Csordas is a Distinguished Professor at the University of California, San Diego, where he holds the Dr. James Y. Chan Presidential Chair in Global Health. He is the Founding Director of the Global Health Program and the Director of the Global Health Institute. His research focuses on medical and psychological anthropology, global mental health, comparative religion, cultural phenomenology, and embodiment. He has conducted extensive ethnographic fieldwork among diverse groups, including Charismatic Catholics and Navajo Indians, studying their experiences with mental health and religious healing. Csordas has served as Co-Editor of 'Ethos: Journal of the Society for Psychological Anthropology,' and is an elected member of the American Society for the Study of Religion. His major publications include 'Sacred Self: Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing' and various works examining the intersection of culture and mental health.

Research Interests

Medical Anthropology Psychological Anthropology Global Mental Health Anthropological Theory Cultural Phenomenology Embodiment Globalization Social Change Language and Culture

Experience

Distinguished Professor

— Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Teaching and researching anthropology with a focus on health and healing practices.

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).