Rosemary Diaz, M.A.
"Live among the wise, who are understanding, patient, and compassionate." Wheel of Dharma, Siddhartha Gautama, 453 BCE
Education
M.A. University of Connecticut
B.A. City University of New York (CUNY)
Research Statement
Research Interests include: Evolutionary Psychology, Stress Disorders, Culture-bound Illness, and Psychogenic Health in the following Cultural Areas: Latino Populations in the Caribbean (Dominican Republic), Latin America (Ecuador, Mexico), and U.S. Mainland Puerto Ricans.
About Me
Rosemary Diaz is a Ph.D. student in the Medical Anthropology Program. A Latin Americanist with joint interests in mental health and illness, acculturation, and identity, she teaches undergraduate courses for the Anthropology Department and for the Puerto Rican and Latino Studies Institute. She also mentors and tutors undergraduate students.
Recent Publications
Singer,M.C., Erickson,P.I., Diaz,R., Ortiz,D., Abraham,T., and Nicolaysen,A.M. (2006). Syndemics, sex and the city: Understanding sexually transmitted diseases in social and cultural context." Social Science & Medicine 63:8, 2010-2021.
Erickson,P.I., Diaz,R., Yost,J.A., Regalado.J. (In press). Waorani Reproduction Over Three Generations: Fertility Effects of Internal Warfare and Rapid Post Contact Social Change.