David Turkon (anthropology) presented "Using a Social Network Paradigm
in Evaluating Physical and Mental Health Development in South Africa" on Dec. 4 at
the 113th annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association. As Program Editor and an elected board member for the Association for Africanist Anthropology, David also
organized the scientific program on Africa for the meetings.
David's paper discussed the rationale and a methodology for
complementing quantitative measures of childhood development with an
understanding of the social and cultural context within which they take
place. His research is based on participation in the study, "Future Impacts
Today" or FIT, which will evaluate physical and mental health
development of a large cohort in the Free State of South Africa from 19
weeks gestation to 20 years old. FIT is currently seeking funding with a
target of 2016 for start-up.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20141212095013204