11935 Abercorn St.
Solms 201
Savannah, Ga. 31419
tel: 912.921.5480
fax: 912.921.7350

Dr. Leigh Rich



Contact Information:
E-mail: Leigh.Rich@armstrong.edu
Office: (912) 921-7341, Solms 201A
Fax: (912) 921-7350

Curriculum Vitae

Teaching Philosophy

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Assistant Professor of Health Science

Degrees and Training:

  • Ph.D., Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado, 2004
  • M.A., Medical and Cultural Anthropology, University of Arizona, 1997
  • B.A., Cultural Anthropology, University of Colorado, 1994
  • Fieldwork in Cultural Anthropology, Dorf Tirol, Italy, 1994
Courses Taught:
  • Theory in Health Education
  • Women and Minority Health Issues
  • Health Communication
  • Research Methods
  • Managerial and Bioethics
  • Special Topics in Public Health
  • Cultural Diversity in the Modern World
  • (International College at Moscow)
  • Culture and the Human Experience
  • (International College at Moscow)
     
Research Interests:
  • Bioethics, Biotechnology and the Law
  • Health, Gender and the Media
  • The Efficacy of Telemedicine
  • Anthropology of the Body
  • Embodiment, Personhood and the Ethics of
  • Treating the Body as Property
  • U.S. Health Policy and the Future of American Medicine
  • Political Economic and Feminist Perspectives of Health
  • Effective Prevention and Intervention
  • Programs for STDs and HIV/AIDS
  • History of Science, Medicine and the Common Law
  • Research Evaluation
  • Computer-Aided Qualitative Data Analysis