Thurka Sangaramoorthy is a cultural and medical anthropologist and global health researcher with expertise in community-engaged ethnographic research, including rapid assessments, among vulnerable populations in the United States, Africa, and Latin America/Caribbean. She conducts research in the areas of global health and migration, HIV/STD, and environmental health disparities. Dr. Sangaramoorthy is the author of numerous publications including three books:

• Landscapes of Care: Immigration and Health in Rural America,

• Rapid Ethnographic Assessments: A Practical Approach and Toolkit for Collaborative Community Research

• Treating AIDS: Politics of Difference, Paradox of Prevention

Currently, she is Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at American University and Affiliate Professor at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia.