biocultural | The Harriet Tubman Institute /research/tubman The Harriet Tubman Institute at 91ÑÇÉ« Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:33:22 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Patrick Mbullo Owuor /research/tubman/profile/patrick-mbullo-owuor/ Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:27:35 +0000 /research/tubman/?post_type=profile&p=2585 Patrick is a biocultural anthropologist whose work focuses on the biological and environmental impacts of infrastructure. His work lies at the intersection between culture, biology, and the environment. Patrick’s dissertation project, Dams, and Displacements: Biosocial Impacts of the Thwake Multipurpose Dam Construction on Women in Makueni County, Kenya, examined the psychosocial, nutritional, and physical health impacts of dam construction on women in Makueni County, Kenya. Patrick has a long-standing commitment to collaborative and community-based participatory research, where he has been involved in numerous public health interventions seeking to address global health issues, including health disparities in contemporary marginalized populations and global health. Patrick is currently a Postdoctoral fellow at 91ÑÇÉ« Canada, where his research focuses on the ethics of biobanking in clinical trials in East Africa.

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