Episode notes
Professor Andaya has maintained an esteemed academic career focusing on medical and gender anthropology, with research examining reproductive health care, gender, and health policy in the United States and Cuba. She previously served on the Research Development Committee for the American Anthropological Association and her book, “Conceiving Cuba: Reproduction, Women, and the State in the Post-Soviet Era” explores how the collapse of the Soviet Union affected families, gender, and reproduction in Cuba. Professor Andaya is currently working on a second book examining the effects of service sector work and health policy on pregnant minority service workers in NYC, as well as research on how COVID-19 affects reproductive health disparities in NY.