Mixed Race Studies

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  • What’s Biology Got to Do with It? The Social Life of Genetics

    What’s Biology Got to Do with It? The Social Life of Genetics Brooklyn Historical Society Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations Saturday, 2013-11-16, 15:00-18:00 EST (Local Time) Part One of the reading series Quantifying Bloodlines What do we learn about ourselves through genetics and genealogy? How does DNA connect with what we know about our family’s ancestry…

  • The Meanings of “Race” in the New Genomics: Implications for Health Disparities Research

    The Meanings of “Race” in the New Genomics: Implications for Health Disparities Research Yale Journal of Health Policy, Law, and Ethics Volume 1, Issue 1 (2001) pages 33-76 Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Senior Research Scholar Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics Stanford University Joanna Mountain, Assistant Professor of Anthropological Genetics Stanford University Barbara A. Koenig, Professor of…

  • Reading Series: Quantifying Bloodlines

    Reading Series: Quantifying Bloodlines Brooklyn Historical Society Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations Othmer Library Saturdays, 2013-11-16, 2013-12-07 and 2014-01-25; 15:00-18:00 EST (Local Time) Quantifying Bloodlines is a monthly reading group organized by anthropologist and oral historian Jennifer Scott.  Join others interested in exploring the relationship between biology and race, as we discuss three widely acclaimed books.…

  • Geneticists and the Biology of Race Crossing

    Geneticists and the Biology of Race Crossing Science Magazine Volume 182, Number 4114 (1973-11-23) pages 790-796 DOI: 10.1126/science.182.4114.790 William B. Provine, Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor Cornell University Geneticists changed their minds about the biological effects of race crossing Geneticists in England and the United States clearly reversed their published remarks…

  • New faculty: Amy Non links health disparities to genetics and environment

    New faculty: Amy Non links health disparities to genetics and environment Research News @ Vanderbilt Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 2012-11-30 Liz Entman, (615) 322-NEWS For decades, researchers have struggled to identify the root causes behind racial disparities in health. Amy Non, assistant professor of anthropology, takes a multidisciplinary approach. A molecular anthropologist specializing in epigenetics,…

  • Education, Genetic Ancestry, and Blood Pressure in African Americans and Whites

    Education, Genetic Ancestry, and Blood Pressure in African Americans and Whites American Journal of Public Health August 2012, Volume 102, Number 8 pages 1559-1565 DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300448 Amy L. Non, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Clarence C. Gravlee, Associate Professor of Anthropology;  affiliate appointments in the Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health University…

  • Race and ancestry in biomedical research: exploring the challenges

    Race and ancestry in biomedical research: exploring the challenges Genome Medicine 2009 Volume 1, Number 8 (2009-01-21) DOI: 10.1186/gm8 Timothy Caulfield Faculty of Law and School of Public Health Research, Health Law Institute University of Alberta Stephanie M Fullerton Department of Medical History and Ethics and Department of Genome Sciences University of Washington School of…

  • Prematurity and Low Birth Weight as Potential Mediators of Higher Stillbirth Risk in Mixed Black/White Race Couples

    Prematurity and Low Birth Weight as Potential Mediators of Higher Stillbirth Risk in Mixed Black/White Race Couples Journal of Women’s Health Volume 19, Issue 4 (2010-04-26) pages 767–773. DOI:  10.1089/jwh.2009.1561 Katherine J. Gold, M.D., M.S.W., M.S. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Sonya M. DeMonner, M.P.H. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs…

  • The Correspondence Between Interracial Births and Multiple-Race Reporting

    The Correspondence Between Interracial Births and Multiple-Race Reporting American Journal of Public Health Volume 92, Number 12 (December 2002) pages 1976–1981 Jennifer D. Parker, PhD Office of Analysis, Epidemiology, and Health Promotion National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland Jennifer H. Madans, PhD, OD Co-Deputy Director / OD Associate Director for Science / OPBL Associate…

  • Unraveling the Concept of Race in Brazil: Issues for the Rio de Janeiro Cooperative Agreement Site

    Unraveling the Concept of Race in Brazil: Issues for the Rio de Janeiro Cooperative Agreement Site Journal of Psychoactive Drugs Volume 30,  Issue 3, 1998  Special Issue: HIV/AIDS Interventions For Out-of-Treatment Drug Users pages 255-260 DOI: 10.1080/02791072.1998.10399700 Hilary L. Surratt The Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies University of Delaware James A. Inciardi (1939-2009), Co-Director…