Development-induced displacement and women’s health: Qualitative evidence from the Brazilian Amazon
Join the Department of Global Health and Population and the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies for this Brown Bag/Social Demography Seminar featuring Heather Randell, associate professor at Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Please note that an HUID is required to attend this in-person event.
Speaker bio
Heather Randell, PhD, is an associate professor in the global policy area at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at University of Minnesota Twin Cities and a faculty affiliate of the Minnesota Population Center. She is a sociologist and demographer with interests in understanding how climate change and dam building impact the health and well-being of marginalized populations. Her research uses quantitative and qualitative methods to investigate linkages between climate change and food security, child health, and education; examine the social consequences of dam construction; and explore the relationship between environmental stressors and migration. This work is international in scope, with a particular focus on Brazil and East Africa.
Speaker Information
Heather Randell
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