Sandra Hyde, McGill University

Research

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Medical Anthropology critical public health anthropology of epidemics the body and addiction ecological activism and health in China HIV/AIDS and sex work in China popular culture and film in China feminist theory and sexuality studies.Contact: Office: Leacock 818 Phone: (514) 398 4292 Email: sandra.hyde [at] mcgill.ca (Sandra Hyde)

Latest funding

Aging, Dementia and Caregiving in Beijing, China: Master's Thesis Research in Medical Anthropology.
CIHR · 2013 · Supervisor
$6,000
Chasing the dragon: heroin addiction, global therapeutics and residential care in China
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
$99,700
The anthropology of addiction: science, therapy and regulation
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$21,471

All 4 grants and awards

No publications available.

Aging, Dementia and Caregiving in Beijing, China: Master's Thesis Research in Medical Anthropology.

SupervisorCIHR2013Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Card, Shika

Keywords: Aging; Anthropology; Caretaking; China; Dementia; Ethnographic Focus; Geriatric Psychiatry; Gerontology; Senility

$6,000

Chasing the dragon: heroin addiction, global therapeutics and residential care in China

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hyde, Sandra T.

Keywords: China; medical anthropology; heroin addiction; residential treatment and care; global therapeutics; humanitarian aid; ethnography; cultural politics of epidemics; globalization; public health

$99,700

The anthropology of addiction: science, therapy and regulation

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Aid to Research Workshops and Conferences in Canada

Principal investigators: Hyde, Sandra T.

Keywords: addiction; substance dependence; medical anthropology; science and technology studies; global health; regulation

$21,471

Ethnographies of disease: sex workers and HIV/AIDS prevention in a Chinese border market-town

Principal investigatorSSHRC2004Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Hyde, Sandra T.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; political economy of late-socialism; gender; ethnicity; commercial sex workers; public health prevention studies; sinology; ethnography; feminist theory; cultural politics of epidemics; globalization

$96,500

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Medical Anthropology Dear Professor Hyde, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on medical anthropology connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]