Cal Biruk
Associate Professor, Anthropology

Overview

Cal Biruk (she/they) is Associate Professor of Anthropology. They are the proud winner of the McMaster Student Union's 2024 Excellence in Teaching Award (Faculty of Social Sciences). Cal’s research and teaching interests include medical anthropology, critical global health studies, feminist STS, anthropologies of data, histories of anthropological theory, biopolitical thought, and queer/trans …

Areas of Expertise

Anthropology Cultural studies Global health Medical anthropology Sociology and social studies of science and technology Aging Anthropology of Culture, Health and Disease Anthropology of Infectious Disease Gender and Sexualities Global Health Medical Anthropology Socio-Cultural Anthropology

McMaster Affiliations

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Associate Professor

Anthropology

Other Appointments

Associate Professor

Anthropology, Oberlin College (2018 - 2019)

Assistant Professor

Anthropology, Oberlin College (2012 - 2018)

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, Brown University (2011 - 2012)

Background

Degrees

PhD

Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania (2003 - 2011)

BA (with honors)

Anthropology, Bryn Mawr College (1999 - 2003)

Certifications

Ontario Master Naturalist Certificate

Lakehead University

Certificate in African Studies

University of Pennsylvania

Contact

birukc@mcmaster.ca

Cal BirukAssociate Professor, Anthropology