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SUNIL K. KHANNA

Curriculum Vitae

School of Biological and Population Health Sciences Tel: (541)-737-6405 College of Public Health and Human Sciences Email: sunil.khanna@oregonstate.edu 101 Milam Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-6403

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Cultural Anthropology (Medical Anthropology) Syracuse University 1995 Ph.D. Biological Anthropology and Human Genetics University of Delhi 1988 M.Sc. Biological Anthropology and Human Genetics University of Delhi 1985 B.Sc. Botany (Zoology and Chemistry) University of Delhi 1983

ACADEMIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS 2017- Robert & Sara Rothschild Endowed Chair, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences,

College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University 2015- School Head (formerly “Co-Director”), School of Biological and Population Health Sciences,

College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University 2014- Associated Faculty, Health Promotion and Health Behavior Program, School of Social and

Behavioral Health Sciences, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University

2014- Coordinator, MPH-MI (Peace Corps Master’s International) Program, College of Public Health and

Human Sciences, Oregon State University 2013- Professor, Global Health Program, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Oregon

State University 2011-2013 Associate Provost, Division of International Programs, Oregon State University 2010- Professor, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University 2008- Graduate Faculty, Master of Public Policy Program, Oregon State University 2001-2010 Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University 2001- Resident Fellow, Center for the Humanities, Oregon State University 2000- Graduate Faculty, Environmental Sciences Program, Oregon State University 1997- Graduate Faculty, Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, Oregon State University 1995-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University

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Professional Appointments and Experience 2017- Member, Board of Directors, Society for Applied Anthropology 2008- Editor-in-Chief, Ecology of Food and Nutrition: An International Journal, Taylor and Francis

Group, Routledge Publishing Company 2006-2008 Co-Editor, Ecology of Food and Nutrition: An International Journal, Taylor and Francis Group,

Routledge Publishing Company 2006 NCSA Faculty, London Program, Northwest Council on Study Abroad 1999-2003 Associate-Editor, The Anthropologist: India Journal of Contemporary and Applied Studies of Man,

Kamla-Raj Publishers, New Delhi, India 1994-1995 Research Assistant, Department of Maternal and Child Health, SUNY Health Science Center,

Syracuse, New York 1994-1995 Teaching Associate, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University, New York 1992-1994 Instructor, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University, New York 1990-1991 Postdoctoral Fellow, University Grants Commission, University of Delhi, India 1989-1990 Research Officer, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India 1988-1989 Research Assistant, Department of Pediatrics, Safdarjung Hospital, Delhi, India 1998 Research Fellow, Anthropological Survey of India, Government of India 1987 Research Assistant, Institut fur Humangenetik und Anthropologie, Heidelberg University,

Germany 1985-1987 Junior Research Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India and Institut fur

Humangenetik und Anthropologie, Heidelberg University, Germany AWARDS, AND HONORS 2009 International Service Award, Oregon State University 2004 Invited Faculty Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honorary Society, Oregon State University 2004 L.L. Steward Faculty Development Award, Oregon State University 2003 Outstanding Faculty Award, Elected to Beta Chapter of Iowa, Phi Kappa Phi 2002 Outstanding Professor Award, University Honors College, Oregon State University 2001-2005 Master Teacher, College of Liberal Arts, Oregon State University 2001 “Professor of the Week” Award, Alpha Kappa Delta, Oregon State University

1997 ECLAT Faculty Development Award, Oregon State University

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1996 L.L. Stewart Faculty Development Award, Oregon State University

1995 Future Professoriate Award, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

1995 Doctoral Certificate, Women’s Studies Program, Syracuse University

1994 Master’s Certificate, Women’s Studies Program, Syracuse University 1994 Teaching Associate Research Award, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University

1993 Gordon T. Bowles Essay Prize, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University

1992-93 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse

University

1984 Top M.Sc. Student Award, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, India

PUBLICATIONS Books 2014 Maya Unnithan-Kumar and Sunil K. Khanna, eds. The Cultural Politics of Reproduction: Migration,

Health and Family Making. London: Berghahn Publishers. 2010 Khanna, Sunil K. Fetal/Fatal Knowledge: New Reproductive Technologies and Family-Building

Strategies in India. California: Cengage Publishing Company. 2007 Khanna, Sunil K. Study Guide: Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. 3rd Edition.

California: Cengage Publishing Company. 2005 Khanna, Sunil K. Study Guide: Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. 2nd Edition.

California: Cengage Publishing Company. 2003 Khanna, Sunil K. Study Guide: Cultural Anthropology: An Applied Perspective. 1st Edition.

California: Wardsworth Publishing Company. Refereed Journal Articles & Book Chapters 2017 Garcia, Jonathan, Angela Chaudhuri, Prachi Patel, Mikaela Davis, and Sunil K. Khanna. “Cultural

Factors and Associations of Transgender Health and HIV Testing: A Sequential Mixed Methods Study Conducted in Tamil Nadu, India. Culture, Health & Sexuality (under review)

2016 Henning, Margaret and Sunil K. Khanna. “Overburden, Stigma, and Perceived Agency: Teachers as

HIV Prevention Educators in Urban Zambia.” AIMS Public Health 3(2): 265-273. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2016.2.265

2016 Henning, Margaret, Theresa S. Betancourt, and Sunil K. Khanna. “Protective Factors that

Contribute to Improved School Attendance for Children that are HIV/AIDS Affected in Zambia.”

International Journal of Health Promotion and Education 54(6): 318-334.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2016.1204933

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2015 Demir, Filiz O., Sunil K. Khanna, and Emily Bowling. “’Student-Centered Volunteering’ in the University System: The Case of CCE at Oregon State University.” Journal of Educational and Social Research 5(1): 103-112.

2014 Khanna, Sunil K. “A ‘City-Walla’ Prefers a Small Family”: Son Preference and Sex Selection among

Punjabi Migrant Families in Urban India.” In: Maya Unnithan-Kumar and Sunil K. Khanna, eds. The Cultural Politics of Reproduction: Migration, Health and Family Making. New York: Berghahn Publishers. Pp. 219-243.

2014 Khanna, Sunil K. and Maya Unnithan-Kumar. “Migration and the Politics of Reproduction and

Health: Tracking Global Flows through Ethnography.” In: Maya Unnithan-Kumar and Sunil K. Khanna, eds. The Cultural Politics of Reproduction: Migration, Health and Family Making. New York: Berghahn Publishers. Pp. 1-19.

2011 Henning, Margaret, Chunhuei Chi, and Sunil K. Khanna. “Factors Associated with School Teachers’

Perceived Needs and Level of Adoption of HIV Prevention Education in Lusaka, Zambia.” International Electronic Journal of Health Education 14: 1-15.

2010 Bennett, Linda A. and Sunil K. Khanna. “A Review of Tenure and Promotion Guidelines in Higher

Education: Optimistic Signs for Applied, Practicing, and Public-Interest Anthropology.” American Anthropologist 112(4): 648-650.

2009 S. Sudha, Sunil. K. Khanna, S. Irudaya Rajan, and Roma Shrivastava. “Traditions and Transformations: Emerging Son Preference Attitudes among Nairs of Kerala. In: T.V. Shekher and Neelamber Hatti, eds. Unwanted Daughters: Gender Discrimination in Modern India. New Delhi: Rawat Publications. Pp. 153-181.

2009 Khanna, Sunil K. “Anthropological Approaches for Understanding the Complexities of the Global

Food Crisis. In: David Himmelgreen, ed. The Global Food Crisis: New Insights into an Age-Old Problem. The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) Bulletin 32, Washington DC: American Anthropological Association and Wiley-Blackwell. Pp. 193-200.

2009 Khanna, Sunil K., Melissa Cheyney, and Molly Engle. “Cultural Competency in Health Care:

Evaluating the Outcomes of a Cultural Competency Training among Health Care Professionals.” Journal of the National Medical Association 101(9): 886-892.

2009 Khanna, Sunil K., Nancy Romero-Daza, Sherylyn Briller, and Linda A. Bennett. “Promoting Applied

Scholarship for Tenure and Promotion.” Society for Applied Anthropology Newsletter 20(1): 40-41.

2009 Khanna, Sunil K., S. Sudha, and S. Irudaya Rajan. “New Reproductive Technologies and Family

Building Strategies in Urban India: Converging Trends in Two Culturally Distinct Communities.” Contemporary South Asia 17(2): 141-158.

2007 S. Sudha, Sunil K. Khanna, and S. Irudaya Rajan. “Is Son Preference Emerging among the Nairs of

Kerala in South India?” In: U, Attane and C.Z. Guilmoto, eds. Watering the Neighbor’s Garden: The Growing Demographic Female Deficit in Asia. Paris: Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography. Pp. 267-29.

2004 Johnson, Becky A. and Sunil K. Khanna. “Community Health Workers and Home-Based Care

Programs for HIV Client.” Journal of the National Medical Association 96(4): 496-502.

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2004 Khanna, Sunil K. “The Jats.” In: Carol R. Embers and Melvin Embers, eds. Encyclopedia of Medical Anthropology: Health and Illness in the World’s Cultures. Vol. 2. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers. Pp. 777-783.

2001 Khanna, Sunil K. “Shahri Jat and Dehati Jatni: The Indian Peasant Community in Transition.”

Contemporary South Asia 10(1): 37-53. 2001 Khanna, Sunil K. “Pahari Jatni: Marriage, Networks, and Gender Ethnicity in an Urbanizing Jat

Village in North India.” The Anthropologist 2(4): 11-19. 1999 Khanna, Sunil K. and Helen Vallianatos. “Distribution of Birth Weight in an Affluent Population in

New Delhi, India.” Acta Medica Auxologica 31(2): 75-85.

1999 Khanna, Sunil K. “Prenatal Sex Determination and Sex-selective Abortion in India: Some Legal

Considerations.” The Anthropologist 1(1): 61-71. 1999 Staiano-Ross, Kathryn and Sunil K. Khanna. “A Body of Signs: An Introduction to Biocultural

Semiotics.” RS.SI: Recherchés Semiotiques/Semiotic Inquiry 18/19(3/1): 3-24. 1997 Khanna, Sunil K. “Traditions and Reproductive Technology in an Urbanizing North Indian Village.”

Social Science & Medicine 44(2): 171-180.

1995 Khanna, Sunil K. “Prenatal Sex Determination: A New Family Building Strategy.” Manushi: A

Journal about Women and Society 86: 23-29.

1991 Sharma, S., S. Gupta, A. K. Kalla, Sunil K. Khanna, I. P. Singh, F. Vogel. “Computer Tomographic

Studies and Anthropological Measurements in Patients with Atlanto-Occipital Fusion.” Anthropology Anziger 49: 325-339.

1991 Kalla, A. K., Sunil K. Khanna, I. P. Singh, S. Sharma, and F. Vogel. “Somatoscopic Characteristics

and Sensory & Sensible Functions of the Patients of Atlanto-Occipital Fusion: A Rare Congenital Anomaly.” Indian Anthropologist 21(1): 29-37.

1989 Kalla, A. K., Sunil K. Khanna, I. P. Singh, S. Sharma, and F. Vogel. “A Genetic and Anthropological

Study of Atlanto-Occipital Fusion.” Human Genetics 81: 105-112.

1989 Kalla, A. K., Sunil K. Khanna, I. P. Singh, S. Sharma, R. Schnoebel, and F. Vogel. “Palmar and Digital

Dermatoglyphic Variation in Atlanto-Occipital Fusion: A Rare Congenital Developmental

Malformation.” Acta Medica Auxologica 21: 23-32.

1987 Kalla, A. K., Sunil K. Khanna, I. P. Singh, S. Sharma, R. Schnoebel, and F. Vogel. “Anthropological

Study of Variation in the Cranio-spinal Joint. In: F. Voget and K. Sperling, eds. Human Genetics.

Berlin: Proceedings of the International Congress. Pp. 557-568. Book Reviews 2009 Khanna, Sunil K. Food and Culture: A Reader. Carole Counihan and Penny Van Esterik, eds. Book

Review in Ecology of Food and Nutrition 48(2): 157-159. 2007 Khanna, Sunil K. Reproductive Health in India: History, Politics, and Controversies. Sarah Hodges,

ed. Book Review in Journal of Asian Studies 66(4): 1195-1197.

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2007 Khanna, Sunil K. All You Need to Know About Action Research. Jean McNiff and Jack Whitehead.

Book Review in Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung/Forum: Qualitative Social Research 8 (3), Art. 8. (excerpted at http://www.qualitative-research.net/fqs/fqs-e/inhalt3-07-e.htm).

2006 Kedia, Satish and Sunil K. Khanna. Tribal Health and Medicine. A.K. Kalla and P.C. Joshi, eds. Book

Review in Medical Anthropology Quarterly 20(2): 268-270. 2004 Khanna, Sunil K. Realized Religion: Research on the Relationship between Religion and Health.

Theodore J. Chamberlain and Christopher A. Hall, eds. Book Review in Journal of the National Medical Association 96(6): 858.

2003 Khanna, Sunil K. I Speak for the Dead. Joye M. Carter. Book Review in Journal of the National

Medical Association 95(12): 1228. 2003 Khanna, Sunil K. Parish Nursing: Stories of Service and Care. Verna B. Carson and Harold G.

Koenig). Book Review in Journal of the National Medical Association 95(11): 1117-1118. 2001 Khanna, Sunil K. Climates and Constitutions: Health, Race, Environment and British Imperialism in

India, 1600-1850. Mark Harrison. Book Review in Contemporary South Asia 10(3): 415-416. 2001 Khanna, Sunil K. Sex Ratio Patterns in the Indian Population: A Fresh Exploration. Satish B.

Agnihotri. Book Review in Contemporary South Asia 10(2): 273-274. 2001 Khanna, Sunil K. Trans-Himalayan Caravans: Merchant Princes and Peasant Traders in Ladakh.

Janet Rizvi. Book Review in The Journal of Interdisciplinary History XXXII(2): 346-347. 1999 Khanna, Sunil K. Population, Gender, and Politics: Demographic Change in Rural North India.

Roger Jeffery & Patricia Jeffery. Book Review in Journal of Interdisciplinary History XXX(2): 378-379.

Commentaries & Reviews 2016 Khanna, Sunil. K. “Understanding the Impact of Globalization on Food Preferences, Dietary

Patterns, and Health.” Ecology of Food and Nutrition 55(4): 339-340.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2016.1213557

2015 Khanna, Sunil K. “Global Perspectives on Nutritional Knowledge, Eating Behavior, Household Food Security, and Hunger.” Ecology of Food and Nutrition 54(2): 115-117.

2014 Khanna, Sunil K. “International Perspectives on Food and Nutrition.” Ecology of Food and

Nutrition 54(1): 1-3. 2009 Khanna, Sunil K. “Touch Lives, Empowering Communities: Evidence from Pilot Interventions.”

New Delhi: MAMTA Health Institute of Mother and Child. 2009 Khanna, Sunil K. “Introduction to Physical Anthropology: Media Manual.” California: Cengage

Publishing Company, Belmont: California 2007 Khanna, Sunil K. “A Broken Cradle.” California: India-West.

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2007 Khanna, Sunil K. “Sex-Selective Abortion Issue in India Needs a ‘Culturally Relevant’ Approach.” New York: The Indian Star.

2006 Khanna, Sunil K. “Cultural Competency: Recommendations for Studying Up.” Anthropology News

47(4): 3-4. 2005 Khanna, Sunil K. “Cultural Competency in Health Care: Training and Evaluation Module (CD ROM

with Study Guide).” Portland: Project HER and the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation. 2005 Khanna, Sunil K. “Thesis/Project: Similarities and Differences.” Oregon State University:

Newsletter, Masters of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. 2004 Khanna, Sunil K. “Biological and Sociocultural Determinants of Health.” In: Richard S. Wurman,

ed. Understanding Yourself, Understanding HealthCare. 2003 Khanna, Sunil K. “The Oregon Health Plan: Health Policy in Crisis.” Oregon State University: In the

Spotlight, OSU Alumni Magazine.

1997 Khanna, Sunil K. “Dissertations in Nutritional Anthropology.” Nutritional Anthropology: Official

Newsletter of the Council on Nutritional Anthropology (Formerly CommuNicAtor) 20(2): 10-12.

Research Project Reports

2012 Khanna, Sunil K. “Poorest Areas Civil Society Program (PACS): Impact Evaluation Report

(Qualitative Analysis).” Swasti: A Health Resource Center, Bangalore, India. 2009 Khanna, Sunil K. “Touching Lives, Empowering Communities: Evidence from Pilot Interventions.”

Project Report Submitted to MAMTA: Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India. 2009 Khanna, Sunil K. “Community Participation and Phased Intervention: Creating Sustainable Youth-

Friendly Health Initiatives in Three Communities in India.” Project Report Submitted to the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), Sweden.

2008 Khanna, Sunil K. “The Role of Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI) in Improving Newborn, Infant, and

Maternal Health in India.” Project Report Submitted to the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, Government of India, Delhi.

2002 Khanna, Sunil K. “Tennessee Outcomes for Alcohol and Drug Services (TOADS) 2001-2002:

Tennessee ADAP-DUI Outcome Evaluation 2001-2002. Occasional Paper # 24.” Review Submitted to the Anthropological Research Center, Department of Anthropology, University of Memphis.

2002 Khanna, Sunil K. “Tennessee Outcomes for Alcohol and Drug Services (TOADS) 2001-2002:

Substance Abuse Treatment Effectiveness in Tennessee. Occasional Paper # 23.” Review Submitted to the Anthropological Research Center, Department of Anthropology, University of Memphis.

2002 Khanna, Sunil K. “Tennessee Outcomes for Alcohol and Drug Services (TOADS) 2001-2002:

Substance Abuse Treatment Effectiveness in Tennessee. Occasional Paper # 22.” Review submitted to the Anthropological Research Center, Department of Anthropology, University of Memphis.

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2002 Khanna, Sunil K. “Genetics and Public Health in Oregon: A Summary of Assessment Methods and Findings.” Report Submitted to the Oregon Genetics Plan Advisory Council, Oregon Department of Human Services, Salem, Oregon.

2001 Khanna, Sunil K. “Tennessee Outcomes for Alcohol and Drug Services (TOADS) 2001-2002:

Substance Abuse Treatment Effectiveness in Tennessee. Statewide Treatment Outcome Treatment Evaluation. Occasional Paper # 20.” Review Submitted to the Anthropological Research Center, Department of Anthropology, University of Memphis.

2001 Khanna, Sunil K. “Options for Universal Health Coverage in Oregon: A Focus Group Study (Phase

II).” Report Submitted to the Oregon Health Plan Research (OHPR), Salem, Oregon. 2001 Khanna, Sunil K. “Options for Universal Health Coverage in Oregon: A Focus Group Study (Phase

I).” Report Submitted to Oregon Health Plan Research (OHPR), Salem, Oregon. 2000 Khanna, Sunil K. “Reducing Health Inequality in Oregon.” Report Submitted to the Office of the

Governor, State of Oregon, Salem, Oregon. 2000 Khanna, Sunil K. “Family-Building Strategies in an Urbanizing North Indian Village.” Project Report

Submitted to the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research.

1999 Khanna, Sunil K. “Smoking Cessation Intervention Programs in the US: A Qualitative Assessment of the Smoke-Free Families Program.” Review Report Submitted to Smoke-Free Families National Program Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.

1999 Khanna, Sunil K., Judith Maxey, and Jennifer Sugden. “Barriers in Accessing “Atypical”

Anti-Psychotic and “Atypical” Anti-Depressant Drugs by Medicaid Ineligible Patients in Three Oregon Counties.” Project Report Submitted to the Office of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Services Division (MHDDSD), Oregon Health Division, Salem, Oregon.

1995 Khanna, Sunil K. “Gender Discrimination and Negative Pregnancy Outcomes in North India.”

Report submitted to the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. 1988 Kalla, A. K. Sunil K. Khanna, S. Sharma, I. P. Singh, and F. Vogel. “Anthropogenetic Study of

Variation in the Cranio-spinal Joint.” Project Report Submitted to Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India.

Monographs 2011 Khanna, Sunil K. “What is Anthropology?” California: Cengage Publishing Company. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Organized Conference Sessions 2016 Anthropological Approaches to Health Policy Studies. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied

Anthropology, Vancouver, BC. 2014 Evaluating the Effectiveness of COPAA and CoPAPIA Tenure and Promotion Initiatives on Applied,

Practicing, Engaged, and Public Anthropology. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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2011 Shared Futures: Global Learning and Social Responsibility. Summer Institute of the Association of

American Colleges and Universities (AACU), Ellicott City, Maryland. 2010 Care, Labor, and Medical Knowledge: Access to Health and Work in the Global Arena. Annual

Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2010 Tenure and Promotion for Applied Anthropologists: Preparing for and Experiencing the Tenure

and Promotion Process. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Merida, Mexico.

2009 Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Aging. Panel organized at the 33rd Annual Gerontology

Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2008 Tenure and Promotion for Applied Anthropologists: Preparing for and Experiencing the Tenure

and Promotion Process. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Memphis, Tennessee.

2008 Cultural Competency: Studying Up, Down, and Sideways. Annual Meetings of the Society for

Applied Anthropology, Memphis, Tennessee. 2008 Cultural Competency Training for Healthcare Providers: Outcome Evaluation using Post-then-Pre

Testing. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Memphis, Tennessee. 2007 Reproductive Preferences and Health-Seeking among Migrant Communities in Europe and North

America. Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC. 2007 Preparing Applied Anthropologists for the 21st Century: A Panel Discussion. Annual Meetings of

the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa Bay, Florida. 2007 Tenure and Promotions for Applied Anthropologists: Deans and Chairs, Annual Meetings of the

Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa Bay, Florida. 2004 Research-Based Activism: An International Perspective. Annual Meetings of the Society for

Applied Anthropology, Dallas, Texas. 1998 Expanding Our Understanding of South Asian Populations. Annual Meetings of the American

Anthropological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1997 Responses to Change — A Micro-Level Perspective. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied

Anthropology, Seattle, Washington. 1995 Health at the Crossroads of Tradition and Modernity. Annual Meetings of the Northeastern

Anthropological Association, Lake Placid, New York. Conference Presentations 2016 Violence and Injury Prevention. 2016 Oregon Public Health Association Annual Conference &

Meetings (Panel Moderator/Discussant) 2016 Cultural Competency in Health Care: From Policy to Practice. Annual Meetings of the Society for

Applied Anthropology, Vancouver, BC.

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2016 Community-based Interventions for Oral Cancer Screening in India. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Vancouver, BC. (co-presenters: Satish Kedia, Naganandini Sampath, and Jayaprakash Kumar)

2014 Cultural Competency in Health Care: Evaluating the Outcomes of a Cultural Competency Training

Program for Health Care Professionals. Annual Meetings of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (co-presenter: Margaret Henning)

2014 Protective Factors that Support Orphans and Vulnerable Children School Attendance in Zambia.

Annual Meetings of the American Public Health Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. (co-presenters: Margaret Henning and Lisa Languag)

2014 Evaluating the Effectiveness of COPAA and CoPAPIA Tenure and Promotion Initiatives on Applied,

Practicing, Engaged, and Public Anthropology – Panel Introductory Remarks. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

2012 Public-Private Partnership to Promote Internationalization at Oregon State University. Annual

Meetings of the Association of International Education Administrators, Washington, D.C. 2011 Public-Private Partnership and Internationalization at Oregon State University. Annual Meetings

of NAFSA: Association of International Educators. Vancouver, BC. 2011 Public-Private Partnership and Higher Education. Annual meetings of the Observatory on

Borderless Higher Education. Vancouver, BC. 2010 Evaluating Applied, Practicing, and Public Interest Anthropology: Reflections on Tenure and

Promotion Guidelines. Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana.

2010 From Shahargaon to Purgaon: Marriage, Social Network, and Dissemination of Fetal Knowledge

in India. Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2009 Evolutionary Medicine across the Life Span: Cross-Disciplinary Applications and Perspectives.

Northwest Anthropological Association Conference, Newport, Oregon. 2009 Aging in India: Family, Community, and the Elderly. Paper presented at the 33rd Annual

Gerontology Conference, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2009 From Hierarchy to Collaboration: Traditional Midwifery and Advocacy in India. Annual Meetings

of the Society of Applied Anthropology, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2007 Reproductive Preferences and Health-Seeking among Migrant Communities in Europe and North

America. Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC. 2007 Urban Ecology and Infrastructural Insecurity: Perspectives from Applied Biocultural Medical

Anthropology. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Tampa Bay, Florida. 2007 Cultural Competency in Healthcare: Current Debates and Trends. Oregon Asthma Network 2007

Annual Meeting, Asthma Disparities: Moving from Data to Action, Portland, Oregon. 2006 Promotion and Tenure in Applied Anthropology Programs. Panel organized by the Consortium of

Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs, Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meetings, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

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2005 Applied Anthropology in Health Case: Lessons from the Field. Society for Applied Anthropology

Annual Meetings, Santa Fe, New Mexico. 2005 Cultural Competency: At the Crossroads of Culture and Medicine. Oregon Public Health

Association (OPHA) Annual Meetings, Corvallis, Oregon. 2005 A Pilot Study of Access to Pharmacy Services in an Adult Mexican Migrant Worker Population.

Non-Prescription Medication Academy Meeting (co-presenter: Christina Andrade and Ann Zweber).

2005 Traditions in Transformation: is Gender Bias rising among the Nayars of Kerala? International

Conference on Female Deficits in Asia: Trends and Perspectives, Singapore. 2004 Uninsured in Oregon: Challenges for Applied Anthropologists and Health Advocates. Annual

Meetings, Society for Applied Anthropology, Dallas, Texas. 2003 Fatal/Fetal Knowledge: Women and New Reproductive Technologies in Urbanizing North India.

Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Chicago. 2002 Traditions, reproductive technology, and birth outcomes in north India. Annual Meetings of the

American Anthropological Association, New Orleans. 2002 Uninsured in Oregon: Challenges for State-Sponsored Health Coverage in the 21st Century.

Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA), Atlanta, Georgia. 2001 Transforming Anthropological Demography: Lessons from Sex Ratio Studies in India. 110th

Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC. 2000 Maternal and Child Health in India: From Target-Driven Program to Culturally Sensitive Health

Care Policy. Annual Meetings of the American Anthropology Association, San Francisco, California.

2000 Birthday Party at McDonald’s: Changes in Food Habits in an Urbanizing North Indian Community.

Microbehavior and Macroresults: The Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

2000 Views on Natural Resources and Food in the Buddhist Great Tradition. Microbehavior and

Macroresults: The Tenth Biennial Conference of the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

2000 Promoting Cultural Sensitivity and Competency among Oregon’s Health Professionals. Health

Inequities: Real Causes, Real Solutions, Conference Organized by the Oregon Public Health Association, Seaside, Oregon.

2000 Child Anthropometry: Looking for the Evidence of Daughter Neglect in Urbanizing North India.

25th Annual Meeting of the Human Biology Association, San Antonio, Texas. 2000 Proposing an Applied Anthropology for the 21st Century. Annual Meetings of the Society for

Applied Anthropology, San Francisco, California. 1999 Life Course Perspectives on Women’s Health and Reproductive Outcomes in North India. 98th

Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Chicago.

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1999 Surviving in a Multi-layered Social Environment. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied

Anthropology, Tucson, Arizona (co-presenter: Nancy Rosenberger). 1999 Lessons from the Field. Northwest Anthropological Conference, Newport, Oregon. 1999 “Nature” and “Culture” of Biomedicine and Naturopathy (with Nancy Rosenberger). Annual

Meetings of the American Ethnological Society, Portland, Oregon (co-presenter: Nancy Rosenberger).

1998 Son Preference, Daughter Neglect, and Child Anthropometry in North India. Annual Meetings of

the American Anthropological Association, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1998 When Politics & Medicine Collide: Prescribing New Medications under the Oregon Health Plan.

8th Annual Public Psychiatry Conference, Salem, Oregon. 1997 Sibling Anthropometry: A Biocultural Research Methodology for the Investigation of Gender

Discrimination. Annual Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Washington, DC. 1997 Marriage, Networks, and Gendered Ethnicity in an Urbanizing Jat Village in North India. South

Asian Women’s Conference, South Asian Women’s Organization, Los Angeles, California. 1997 Pahari Jat: Identity in an Urbanizing North Indian Village. Annual Meetings of the Society for Applied Anthropology, Seattle, Washington. 1997 Untouchable Midwife and Contentious Action in an Urbanizing North Indian Village. Annual

Meetings of the American Ethnological Society, Seattle, Washington. 1996 Toward a Feminist Anthropology: Critical Reflections on Fieldwork in Karimpur, 1930-1994.

American Anthropological Association, 95” Annual Meetings, San Francisco, California. 1996 Reproductive Health at the Crossroads of Tradition and Modernity. Annual Meetings of the

American Ethnological Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 1996 Symbols, Gender, and the Reconstruction of Identity. Northwest Anthropological Conference,

Moscow, Idaho. 1996 Power and Resistance of Adaptive Identities. Northwest Anthropological Conference, Moscow,

Idaho. 1995 Son Preference and Reproductive Technology in India. Annual Meetings of the American

Anthropological Association, Washington, DC. 1995 A Case of Problematic Diffusion: The Use of New Reproductive Technologies in a North Indian

Village. Annual Meetings of the Northeastern Anthropological Association, Lake Placid, New York. 1994 Patterns and Outcomes of Sex-Selective Abortion in a North Indian Village Community. Annual

Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, Atlanta, Georgia. 1994 Prenatal Sex Determination and Female Feticide in Shahargaon, North India. New York

Conference on Asian Studies, Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, New York.

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1992 Differential Survival of Male and Female Children in Northern India: A Biocultural Approach. Annual Meetings of the Northeastern Anthropological Association, Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

1991 Some Observations on the Sex Ratio Distribution in India. New York Conference on Asian Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.

Invited Presentations & Colloquium Participation 2016 Minding the Gap: Cultural Competence/Humility in Patient-Provider Interaction. Providence

Health and Services, Oregon, Portland, Oregon. 2015 Cross-Cultural Health Awareness. OSU-Fu-Jen Catholic University Partnership Summer Program,

College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2015 Migration and Sexual Violence. The 4th Annual Social Justice Conference and 4th Biannual

International Health Conference. Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2014 Cultural Competency in Health Care. Good Samaritan Hospital, Albany, Oregon. 2014 New Global Health: Transforming the Horizon (Day 1 Report: Summary and Reflection). Inaugural

Symposium, Center for Global Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2014 Feminization of Displacement: Gendered Dimensions of Health in Refugee, Displacement, and

Post-Conflict Settings. International Health Awareness Week, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

2013 Comprehensive Internationalization at Oregon State University. 2013 ACE/AIEA

Internationalization Collaborative, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2012 OSU’s Internationalization Strategies. Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon. 2012 Glocalization: Examining Local-Global Linkages for Global Learning. Fitness for Living Program,

Department of Health, Physical Education, and Sports Science, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia.

2010 India’s Youth Population: Demographic Overview and Implications. Centra Technology, Inc.

Washington, DC. 2010 Seeking Grants for Community Intervention Projects: Linking International Donors with Local

Non-Government Organizations. MAMTA: Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India.

2010 Looking for Fetal Knowledge: New Reproductive Technologies and Female-Selective Abortion in

India. Trevor W. Purcell Memorial Lecture, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

2010 Framing a Global Health Agenda: Donors, the State, and NGOs in India. Anthropology Lecture

Series, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2010 Gandhi’s Ideas on Religious Tolerance and Secularism. Department of Philosophy, Oregon State

University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2010 The Missing Girls of China and India: What can be Done? Symposium organized by the

Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama.

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2009 Qualitative Data in Health Research: Collection, Analysis, and Interpretation. Swasti – Health

Resources Center, Bangalore, India. 2009 Qualitative Evaluation of Health Intervention Programs. Swasti – Health Resource Center, New

Delhi, India. 2009 Global Encounters: What is it Like to Live and Learn in the Unfamiliar? International Education

Week, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. (Keynote Speaker) 2009 Population: India, China, and the World. Academy for Lifelong Learning. Oregon State University,

Corvallis, Oregon 2009 Spirituality and Culture: Implications for Hospital Pastoral Services. Good Samaritan Hospital,

Corvallis, Oregon. 2009 Cultural Competency in Health Care: Implications for Physicians and Surgeons. Albany General

Hospital, Albany, Oregon. 2009 Reinventing Race through Bidil: Discourse on Race “Post-Racial” United States. Panel

Discussion/Open Forum -- Does Race Still Matter? Interrogating “Post-Racial” Notions in the Age of Obama, organized by Association of Faculty for the Advancement of People of Color (AFAPC), Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

2009 Uncertainty and Social Suffering: Health Issues in a Dislocated Sikh Community. Department of

Public Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2009 Cultural Competency in Health Care. Health, Health Care, and Social Justice. Ideas Matter Lecture

Series, Department of Philosophy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2009 Ultrasonography, Son Preference, and Daughter Disfavor: Building “New” Families in India.

Department of Philosophy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2009 Hinduism, Peace, and Non-violence. Peace Studies, Department of Philosophy, Oregon State

University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2009 Family-Building Strategies in India: Converging Trends in Two Culturally Distinct Communities.

Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2008 Fetal/Fatal Knowledge: New Reproductive Technologies and Female Feticide in India.

Department of Anthropology, California State University, East Bay, California. 2008 Developing Patient Satisfaction Surveys for a Culturally Diverse Population. Community Health

Centers of Benton and Linn Counties, Corvallis, Oregon. 2008 Multiculturalism in Health Care. Health Care Leadership Academy, Linn-Benton Community

College, Oregon. 2008 Federally Qualified Health Centers: A Cost-Effective Health Care Strategy. Community Health

Centers of Benton and Linn Counties, Corvallis, Oregon.

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2008 Engaging Students: Using Innovative Teaching Strategies. High Impact Practices for Student Classroom Success: A Panel Discussion with OSU Faculty and Dr. Carol Geary Schneider, University Day Teaching Symposium, Oregon State University.

2008 Anthropology and International Education. Graduation Ceremony, Office of International

Education, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2006 Hinduism and Nonviolence. Peace Studies, Department of Philosophy, Oregon State University,

Corvallis, Oregon. 2006 Fatal/Fetal Knowledge: Female Feticide in Urban India. Sussex South Asia Seminar Series,

Department of Anthropology, School of Social and Cultural Studies, University of Sussex, England. 2006 Religious Grounds on Nonviolence and Peace. Peace Studies, Department of Philosophy, Oregon

State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2005 Female Feticide in India: Issues, Debates, and Realities. Department of Anthropology, Willamette

University, Salem, Oregon. 2004 Biological (Mis)Constructions of Race. Roundtable on Race and Racism: An Interdisciplinary

Conversation, Department of Philosophy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2002 The Oregon Health Plan: A Critical Ethnographic Evaluation. Department of Anthropology,

University of Memphis, Tennessee. 2001 The Current Crisis in Afghanistan: Cautions from India’s Perspective. Pacific Affairs Group,

Washington State University, Vancouver, Washington. 2001 Cost Sharing in Health Care: How the Uninsured View it? Oregon Health Plan Research (OHPR)

Office, Salem, Oregon. 2001 Access to Health: Options for Universal Health Coverage in Oregon. Oregon Health Council,

Salem, Oregon. 2000 Providing Culturally Competent Health Care in Oregon. Kaiser Permanente, Inc. and Institute of

Health Professionals, Portland, Oregon. 2000 Designing and Implementing Culturally Competent Tobacco Prevention Program. Asian Family

Center, Portland, Oregon.

2000 The Clinical Experience: A Bio-Cultural Perspective. Diabetes Regional Meeting & Workshops for

the California Indian Health Service Area, Sacramento, California.

2000 Promoting Cultural Sensitivity and Cultural Competency in Health Care. Future is Now:

Eliminating Health Disparities in Oregon, Multicultural Health Conference & Summit 2000, Portland, Oregon.

2000 Population, Gender, and Health in India. Department of Anthropology, Washington State

University, Vancouver, Washington. 1999 New Reproductive Technologies and Women’s Health in India. Women in International

Development Seminar Series, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

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1999 Son Preference and Daughter Neglect in Urbanizing India. Department of Child Development, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, India.

1999 Sex-selective Abortion in India. Voluntary Health Association of Punjab, Chandigarh, India. 1999 Doing Fieldwork in North India. School of Arts & Humanities, Lewis and Clark College, Portland,

Oregon. 1999 Building Bridges across the Disciplines: HIV Prevention, Care and Policy in Oregon for the 21st

Century. Oregon Health Division, Portland, Oregon. 1999 The Politics of Women’s Health in India. Women’s Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis,

Oregon. 1999 Learning Culture: The Nature/Nurture Controversy. Corvallis High School, Corvallis, Oregon. 1999 Building Diversity in Community Coalitions. Linn County Oregon Together Workshop, Eugene,

Oregon. 1999 India Today: A Personal View. Learning in Retirement, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. 1999 Women’s Status in Changing India. Women’s Center, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 1997 Encountering Development: Perspectives from Community Studies. Confluences: A Convergence

of Concerns, A Community of Scholars. The Program for Ethics, Science, and the Environment, Department of Philosophy, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon.

1997 Social Change in India & Pakistan since 1947 India and Pakistan: Commemorating Fifty Years of

Independence. Seminar organized by the South Asian Program, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

1997 Embodied Technology: Traditions and Change in North India. Department of Anthropology,

University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. 1995 Nativism and Applied Anthropology. Anthropology Speaker Series, Department of Anthropology,

Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. 1994 Sex-Selective Abortion and Family Composition in a North Indian Community. Anthropology

Speaker Series, Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York. 1994 Traditions and New Technologies: Son Preference and Sex-Selective Abortion in a North Indian

Village. Maxwell Colloquium. Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

1994 Ethnographic Research, Cultural Sensitivity, and the Delivery of Primary Health Care Services. Department of Health and Family Welfare, Municipal Corporation of Delhi, New Delhi, India. 1990 Some Observations on the Sex Ratio Distribution in India and China: Relevant Biocultural Issues.

Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, India.

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Training Sessions/Workshops 2016 Anatomy of a Manuscript. Staff training workshop sponsored by Swasti: Health Resource Center,

Bangalore, India. 2016 Citing Sources: The APA Reference Style. Staff training workshop sponsored by Swasti: Health

Resource Center, Bangalore, India. 2012 Community-Based Methods in Health Research – A Global Perspective. Staff training workshop

sponsored by Swasti: Health Resource Center, New Delhi, India. 2010 Advanced Leadership Training Workshop on Global Health. Workshop sponsored by MAMTA:

Health Institute for Mother and Child (India), Oregon State University (with Chunhuei Chi). 2010 Cross-cultural Communication: Communicating Effectively in a Multicultural Workplace.

Workshop sponsored by the Benton County Government, Corvallis, Oregon (with Ann Schauber). 2008 Theory and Practice in Contemporary Anthropology. NAPA Sponsored Workshop, Annual

Meetings of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, California. 2008 Cultural Competency in Health Care. Good Samaritan Health Services System, Corvallis, Oregon. 2007 Cultural Competency in Health Care. Annual Cascades Conference of the American Nephrology

Nurses Association (ANNA), Cascades Chapter, Welches, Oregon. 2006 Cultural Competency for Health Care Professionals. Workshop sponsored by The Corvallis Clinic,

Project HER, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Corvallis, Oregon. 2005 Cultural Competency in Health Care. Workshop sponsored by The Corvallis Clinic, Project HER,

and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Corvallis, Oregon. 2005 Building Bridges across Theory and Practice in Anthropology. NAPA Sponsored Workshop, Annual

Meetings of the American Anthropological Association (AAA), Washington, DC. 2005 Cultural Competency for Health Care Providers. Workshop for Student Health Services, Oregon

State University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2004 Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis. Workshop sponsored by the Department of

Anthropology, Oregon State University and MAMTA: Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India.

2004 Cultural Competency: South Asian in the US, Office of International Education, Oregon State

University, Corvallis, Oregon. 2003 Cultural Diversity in Health Care Practice. Workshop sponsored by the Shriners Hospital for

Children, Spokane, Washington. 2003 Qualitative Data Collection Techniques: Applications for Health Researchers. Workshop

sponsored by MAMTA: Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India. 2003 Using qualitative research methods for evaluating sustainable community health programs in

India. Workshop sponsored by MAMTA: Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India.

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2001 Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Health Care Programs: Lessons from Critically Applied Medical Anthropology. Workshop sponsored by MAMTA: Health Institute for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India.

2001 Current State of Anthropology in the United States. Department of Anthropology, University of

Delhi, New Delhi, India. Public Presentations and Media Talks 2008 India and Pakistan: What does the West Need to Know? The Willamette Valley Forum, Corvallis,

Oregon. 2007 OSU Researcher: Sex-selective Abortion Issue in India needs a ‘culturally relevant’ approach. OSU

Media, Corvallis, Oregon. 2007 Farmers Protest in India: Industrialization in West Bengal, India. Radio kpfa 94.1, Berkeley,

California. 2006 Ethics, Economics, and Health Policy: Life-Course Perspective on Health. Leadership Corvallis,

Health Care Day, Corvallis, Oregon. 2003 Uninsured in Oregon: Cultural Issues in Health Policy. KBVR-TV, Corvallis, Oregon. 2002 Race and Ethnicity: Fact and Fiction. Wasco-Sherman County Health Department, Dallas, Oregon. 2002 Female feticide in India. KOPNW NEWS (1120 AM) Eugene, Oregon. 2002 Cross-border Terrorism or Freedom Struggle: Conflict over Kashmir between India and

Pakistan. WWLT Radio Network (700 AM), Washington, DC. 2002 India-Pakistan Relations: Historical Context and Future Implications of the Kashmir Problem.

Critical Mass by Alan Siporin, KLCC Radio Show (89.7 FM), Eugene, Oregon. 2001 Importance of Collecting Qualitative Data on Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Oregon (Senate Bill

784). Oregon Health Council, Salem, Oregon. 2001 Inter-Religious Wars Across the Globe: What would Gandhi Say About it? India-US Friendship

Association (INDUS), Salem, Oregon. 2001 Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care in Oregon. Multicultural HIV/AIDS Alliance of Oregon,

Eugene, Oregon. Grants & Contracts 2016 Feeding the World: Eradicating Hunger and Child Malnutrition in India with Marie Based Protein,

Industry – Advance International, Inc. (Co-PI with Tammy Bray; $100,000). 2014 Public Advocate to Counter Violence Against Women in India, U.S. Embassy, India (Co-PI;

$75,000). 2014 Global Faculty Learning Community Course Development Grant, Center for Teaching and

Learning, Oregon State University, ($1500).

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2014 Reducing adverse neonatal outcomes: Empowerment of Frontline Functionaries through interactive mobile technology in India, Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development (Round IV), USAID.

2013 Sva-Svara, Grand Challenges Grant, Gates Foundation. 2010 Constructions of Illness, Life, and Death: Narratives of Terminally-Ill Patients Seeking Death under

Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act (DWDA), College of Liberal Arts Research Grant, Oregon State University, (Co-PI Professor Courtney Campbell, $4,300).

2010 Advanced Leadership Training on Global Health, Contract with MAMTA: Health Institute for

Mother and Child, India, ($13,000). 2009 Ethnohistory of Jats in Northwester India. Library Travel Grant, Oregon State University, ($2,200). 2008 Summer Write-up Grant. Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, ($5,000). 2007 Summer Write-up Grant, Department of Anthropology, Oregon State University, ($5,000). 2006 National Institutes of Health and Travel and Conference Grant, NIH Regional Seminar on Program

Funding and Grants Administration, Office of Research, Oregon State University, ($1000). 2005 Assessment of Vulnerability or Rural Populations to HIV/AIDS in India, MAMTA: Health Institute

for Mother and Child, New Delhi, India, ($4000). 2005 Sex Ratio Distribution in Northern India: An Ethno-Historical Analysis of the Indian Census

Reports, Library Travel Grant, Oregon State University, ($1,500). 2004 Development of the Biocultural Lab., L. L. Stewart Grant, Oregon State University, ($2,100). 2004 Traditions and New Reproductive Technologies (NRTs) in Ponnur, Kerala, Wenner-Gren

Foundation for Anthropological Research, (Co-PI S. Sudha; $25,000). 2002 Substance Abuse Treatment Evaluation Project in Tennessee, University of Memphis, Tennessee,

($5000). 2001 Evaluating Community Coalition against Misuse of Reproductive Technology in an Urbanizing

North Indian Village, College of Liberal Arts Research Grant, Oregon State University, ($400). 2001 Distribution of Sex Ratio in India: A Comprehensive Historical Analysis of the Indian Census

Reports, Library Travel Grant, Oregon State University, ($1,500). 2001 Options for Universal Health Coverage in Oregon: A Focus Group Study, Oregon Health Plan

Policy & Research (OHPPR), Oregon, (PI; $41,000). 1999 Smoke-Free Families Program: Innovations to Stop Smoking During and Beyond Pregnancy, The

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Program Office, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, ($7,000).

1999 Barriers to Access of the “Atypical” Anti-psychotic and Anti-depressant Drugs by uninsured/non-

Medicaid patients, Investigative Research Contract, Office of Mental Health Services, Oregon Health Division, (PI; $30,000).

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1999 Family Building Strategies in an Urbanizing North Indian Village, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, (PI; $15,000).

1999 Building Use Credit Grant for Human Biology Laboratory, Oregon State University, ($5,000). 1998 Availability and Use of New Reproductive Technologies (NRTs) in Urbanizing North India,

International Research and Development Grant, Oregon State University, (PI; $2,000). 1998 Historical Evidence of Female Infanticide in India, Library Travel Grant, Oregon State University,

(PI; $1,500). 1997 An Evaluative Study of the Benton County WIC Program, Research Council Grant, Oregon State

University, (PI; $8,000). 1997 Writing Intensive Curriculum in Anthropology, Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) Program

Department Development Grant, Oregon State University, ($250). 1996 Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) Faculty Development Grant, DPD Program, Oregon

State University ($1500). 1996 Reproductive Technology in Urbanizing North India, College of Liberal Arts Research Grant,

Oregon State University, ($2,000). 1996 Building Use Credits Grant for Human Biology Laboratory, Oregon State University, ($20,000). 1995 Ethnohistory of the Haryana Jats, Library Travel Research Grant, Oregon State University, (PI

$1,000). 1993 Gender Discrimination, Maternal Health, and Reproductive Outcomes in North India, Doctoral

Research Grant, Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, (PI; $11,000). 1989-1991 Etiology of Neural Tube Defects in North India, Postdoctoral Research Grant, University Grants

Commission, New Delhi, India, (PI: $30,000). Research Projects/Fieldwork 2010- Ethnographic research among Death with Dignity Act (DWDA) patients, Oregon 2009- Ethnographic research among Ayurvedic practitioners in New Delhi, India. 2007-2008 Ethnographic research on family building strategies in urban India, New Delhi, India. 2006-2008 Evaluative research on the role of cultural competency training for health care providers in

improving health care providers’ knowledge and skills, Corvallis, Oregon. 2005 Ethnographic research on the availability and use of new reproductive technologies in urban

India, New Delhi, India. 2003 Ethnographic research on new reproductive technology and family building strategies in urban

India, New Delhi, India. 2001 Ethnographic research on understanding options for universal health coverage in rural and urban

counties in Oregon.

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1999 Ethnographic research on community-level Access to Health Care in a New Delhi Slum, New

Delhi, India.

1999 Ethnographic and demographic research on family-building strategies in an urbanizing north Indian village, New Delhi, India.

1999 Ethnographic and survey research on barriers in access to “atypical” medications in three Oregon

counties. 1997-1998 Quantitative evaluative study of Benton County’s WIC program, Corvallis, Oregon. 1996 Ethnographic research on the availability and use of reproductive technology in rural north India,

New Delhi, India. 1996 Archival research on the ethnohistory of Jats in rural north India, Haryana, India. 1995 Quantitative research on access to and utilization of electronic birth records by rural hospitals in

upstate New York. 1993-1994 Ethnographic research on maternal health, gender discrimination, and microdemography in

Shahargaon, Delhi and Karimpur, Uttar Pradesh, North India. 1985-86 Clinical and survey research on epidemiology of occipito-atlantal fusion and other CNS

malformations, India. 1983-84 Demographic composition of a tribal village in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION Current Professional Memberships American Public Health Association (APHA) Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs Oregon State University 2012-2013 University International Strategies Council (Co-Chair) 2012- International Dual-Degree Programs Task Force (Convener) 2012- Global Learning Certificate Task Force (Chair) 2011-13 Outreach and Engagement Council (Member) 2012 International Engagement Task Force: Asia Strategy (Core Group Member) 2012 Search Committee, Registrar, Oregon State University (Member)

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2012 Search Committee, Associate Director of Research, Center for Latino/Latina Studies and Engagement (Chair)

2011 Strategic Planning Taskforce, Graduate School (Member) 2010- Undergraduate Education Council (Member) 2009-2010 OSU India Association (Faculty Advisor) 2009-2010 Institutional Review Board (Head of Education and Outreach) 2007 “Mentoring Advice from OSU Faculty.” Center for Teaching and Learning; (available online at:

http://oregonstate.edu/ctl/video_onid/sunil_khanna.htm) (Mentoring Advisor) 2006- Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) Program (Advisory Board Member) 2005 Best Teaching Practices Video Series, Center for Teaching and Learning (Invited Faculty

Participant) 2005-2009 Conflict of Interest (COI) Committee (Member) 2005-2008 Research Council (Member) 2004-2006 MAIS Committee, Graduate School (Member) 2002-2005 Graduate Admissions Committee, Graduate School (Member) 2001- Institutional Review Board (Member) 2001 Adventures in Learning, Expeditions for Gifted, Talented, and Creative Learners (Faculty Host) 2001-2003 OSU McNair Scholars Program (Advisor) 1999-2000 OSU India Association (Faculty Advisor) 1998-1999 OSU Graduate Student Conference (Judge) 1998- Honors College, Oregon State University (Advisor) 1997 Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Lecture for World Peace Committee (Member) 1997-1999 Asian Cultural Center Advisory Board (Member) 1997 Fulbright U.S. Student Program Grants Committee, Office of International Research and

Development (Member) 1997 Difference, Power, and Discrimination Advisory Committee, DPD Program (Member) College of Public Health and Human Sciences 2014-15 Provost Initiative/Diversity Search Committee, College of Public Health and Human Sciences

(Member)

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2014-15 Personnel Committee, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences (Member) 2014 CPHHS-INTO London Summer Program (Lead Faculty) 2014- Oregon State University Peace Corps Mater’s International – MPH Program (Faculty Advisor) 2014-15 Personnel Committee, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences (Member) 2014 Planning Committee for the Inaugural Symposium, Center for Global Health (Member) 2014 Proposal to develop Peace Corps Master’s International Program for MPH (Lead) College of Liberal Arts 2011-2012 CLA Personnel Committee (Co-Chair) 2010-2011 CLA Salary/Equity Task Force (Member) 2010-2011 CLA Promotion and Tenure Committee (Member) 2009-2010 CLA Promotion and Tenure Committee, Department of Ethnic Studies (Member) 2009-2010 CLA Faculty Council (President) 2009 CLA Center for the Humanities Review (Internal Review Team Member) 2008-2009 CLA Faculty Council (President-Elect) 2007-2008 CLA Faculty Council (Member) 2008-2009 CLA Faculty Position in South Asian Religions, Department of Philosophy (Search Committee

Chair) 2005-2006 CLA Promotion and Tenure Committee (Member) 2004-2005 CLA Promotion and Tenure Committee (Chair) 2001-2003 CLA Curriculum Committee (Member) 2001-2005 CLA Master Teacher 1999 Sacred Landscapes Conference Organizing Committee (Member) 1998-1999 CLA Curriculum Committee (Member) School of Language, Culture, and Society 2010-2011 Budget Committee (Member) 2010-2011 Search Committee, Faculty Position in Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Health (Chair)

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Department of Anthropology 2010-2012 Center for Global Health and Medical Anthropology (Director) 2010-2011 Promotion and Tenure Committee (Member) 2008-2010 Curriculum Committee (Chair) 2004-2005 Curriculum Committee (Member) 2007-2008 Personnel Committee (Member) 2005-2006 Curriculum Committee (Member) 2005-2006 Search Committee, Faculty Position in Biocultural Anthropology (Chair) 2004-2006 Department Coordinator, Student Assessment Planning (Coordinator) 2004-2005 Search Committee, Faculty Position in Environmental Anthropology (Member) 2003-2006 Ecampus Curriculum Development (Coordinator) 2003-2004 Search Committee, Faculty Position in Archaeology (Member) 2003-2004 Doctoral Program Committee (Convener) 2003-2004 Department Webpage Committee (Chair) 2003-2004 Curriculum Committee (Chair) 2002-2003 Budget Committee (Member) 2001-2002 Personnel Committee (Member) 2000-2003 Doctoral Program Exploratory Committee (Member) 2000-2001 Budget and Equipment Committee (Member) 2000-2001 Graduate Program Working Groups: Health & Culture (Chair) 1999-2000 Curriculum Committee (Member) 1998-1999 Curriculum Committee (Chair) 1998-1999 Budget Committee (Member) 1998-1999 Organizing Committee for the Northwest Anthropological Association (Member) 1997-1998 Personnel Committee (Member) 1996-1997 Budget Committee (Member) 1995-1997 Curriculum Committee (Member)

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1995-2000 Anthropology Club (Faculty Advisor) Service to other Academic and Professional Institutions and Organizations 2015- Cultural Competency Continuing Education Curriculum Approval Committee, Oregon Health

Authority, (Member) 2014 Ashford University, Bachelor of Arts in Cultural Anthropology (Program Reviewer) 2010-2011 Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs (Co-Chair) 2005-2011 Consortium of Practicing and Applied Anthropology Programs (Virtual Community Moderator) 2008 Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Annual Meetings Program Committee (Member) 2007 Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Annual Meetings Program Committee (Member) 2006-2007 Benton Health Center, Federally Qualified Health Center, Corvallis, Oregon (Board Member) 2006 Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Annual Meetings Program Committee (Member) 2004-2006 Community Outreach Incorporated (COI), Corvallis (Board Member) 2003 Central Coordination Committee (CCC), Right to Know (RTK) HIV Prevention Efforts in India,

MAMTA (Member) 2002-2003 Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon (Program Chair) 2000-2006 Human Subjects Protection and Institutional Review Board, Corvallis Clinic (Chair) 2000-2004 Executive Committee, Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition, American

Anthropological Association (Member) 2000-2003 Curriculum and Funding Committee, Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition,

American Anthropological Association (Chair) 2000-2003 Design-Team on Access to Health Care, State of Oregon: Racial and Ethnic Task Force (Co-Chair) 2000 Christine Wilson Award in Nutritional Anthropology (Student Paper Competition) Society for the

Anthropology of Food and Nutrition, American Anthropological Association (Judge) 2000-2011 Multicultural Health Advisory Committee, Oregon Health Division (Member) 1999-2003 State of Oregon: Racial and Ethnic Health Task Force (Executive Appointment by the Governor) 1999-2011 Indian Medical Association and Voluntary Health Association of India, New Delhi, India (Expert

Resource Person on Female Feticide in India) 1998 The Chamber/Education Job Shadow Program, Corvallis Area Chamber of Commerce (Employer

Host)

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1998 Women’s and Children’s Health Group, Multicultural Advisory Committee, Oregon Health Division (Chair)

Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer PLOS ONE Human Resources for Health (BMC Medicine) Global Public Health Social Science & Medicine Medical Anthropology Quarterly Culture, Health, and Sexuality Contemporary South Asia Journal of Asian Studies Journal of the National Medical Association The Journal of Interdisciplinary History Ecology of Food and Nutrition National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) Routledge Press Berg Publishers Berghahn Publishers Cengage Publishers Mayfield Publishing Company The McGraw Publishing Company Grant/Contract Reviewer National Science Foundation National Institutes of Health Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research The Fulbright Program