Bio

Tara received a Ph.D. in Anthropology and History from the University of Michigan in 2016 and a Graduate Certificate in Science, Technology, and Society in 2014. Prior to graduate studies at Michigan, she practiced as a Registered Nurse in obstetrics and pediatrics while earning an M.A. in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society from the Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences (CEHLS) at Michigan State University. She has taught courses in creative non-fiction writing, medical, biological, and sociocultural anthropology, international and African studies, global health, political science, and the history of medicine in the US, Western Europe, and sub-Saharan Africa. She is an anthropologist and historian of medicine, maternal and infant health and mortality, global health (non)systems, and nursing ethics and practice. She is proficient in both archival and ethnographic methods and her previous projects have focused on the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone.

Academic Appointments

  • Lecturer, Writing and Rhetoric Studies

Honors & Awards

  • Fulbright IIE (Declined), US Department of State (2011)
  • Fulbright Hays DDRA, US Department of State (2011-12)

Contact

  • Academic
    tddiener@stanford.edu
    University - Academic staff Department: Program in Writing and Rhetoric Position: PWR Lecturer

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 3069

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