Jane Pryma

Jane Pryma is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Boston University (College of Arts and Sciences). Her research focuses on the sociological analysis of health, medicine, and disability, emphasizing how political systems, medical technologies, and human rights frameworks shape understandings of pain and disability. She holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University (2020) and a B.A. in Sociology and English from Kenyon College.

Education:

• Ph.D., Sociology, Northwestern University (2020)
• B.A., Sociology and English, Kenyon College

Research Interests:

• Medical sociology with a focus on pain management and opioid crisis dynamics
• Intersectionality and boundary-work in healthcare
• Global health policies comparing France and the U.S.
• Disability rights and 'slow rights' frameworks
• Psychosocial trauma and organizational accommodations

Grants & Fellowships:

• Fellowship at Sciences Po-Paris
• Human Rights Institute Grant (University of Connecticut)
• Paris Program in Critical Theory Grant
• Buffett Institute for Global Studies Grant (Northwestern University)

Labs/Teams: Active in global health politics research through collaborations with BU's Pardee Center and the Global Health Politics Workshop, co-hosted by Prof. Joe Harris.