Adia Benton
Born1977 (age 46–47)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Anthropologist, Professor
AwardsRachel Carson Prize
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineMedical anthropology, science and technology studies
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Notable worksHIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone

Adia Benton is an American cultural and medical anthropologist whose research concerns how care is provided in humanitarian emergencies and development projects.[1] Benton is currently an associate professor of anthropology and African Studies at Northwestern University.[1][2][3]

Education and career

Adia Benton received a Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology from Brown University in 1999. She completed a Master of Public Health degree at Emory University in 2001. Benton did her doctoral work at Harvard University, completing an A.M. and Ph.D. in Social Anthropology in 2007 and 2009.[4]

In 2014, while assistant professor of anthropology at Brown University,[5] Benton was interviewed and contributed to several articles and discussions on the topic of Ebola.[6]

Selected publications

  • Benton, Adia; Dionne, Kim Yi (March 16, 2015). "International Political Economy and the 2014 West African Ebola Outbreak". African Studies Review. Cambridge University Press (CUP). 58 (1): 223–236. doi:10.1017/asr.2015.11. ISSN 0002-0206. S2CID 145655484.
  • Benton, Adia. HIV exceptionalism : development through disease in Sierra Leone. Minneapolis. ISBN 9781452943848. OCLC 903645936.
  • Benton, Adia (2017). "Ebola at a Distance: A Pathographic Account of Anthropology's Relevance". Anthropological Quarterly. 90 (2): 495–524. doi:10.1353/anq.2017.0028. ISSN 1534-1518. S2CID 149189478.
  • Benton, Adia (2020). "Mourning, Survival, and Time". In McGranahan, Carole (ed.). Writing anthropology : essays on craft and commitment. Durham: Duke University Press. pp. 140–142. doi:10.1215/9781478009160-026. ISBN 978-1-4780-0916-0. OCLC 1146544910. S2CID 241535734.

Awards

In 2017, Benton won the Rachel Carson Prize for her book HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone from the Society for Social Studies of Science.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Adia Benton : Department of Anthropology - Northwestern University". anthropology.northwestern.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  2. ↑ Sarraf, Isabelle (March 20, 2020). "NU researcher Adia Benton talks COVID-19, "flattening the curve"". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Zirin, Dave (March 17, 2020). "'We Will Get Our Sports Back When We Deserve To': A Q&A With Dr. Adia Benton". ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ↑ Benton, Adia. "Adia Benton's CV" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "Adia Benton | News from Brown". news.brown.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Adia Benton recent appearances/publications in the news about Ebola | Department of Anthropology". www.brown.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Adia Benton". Society for Social Studies of Science. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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