About
Marcia Inhorn is the William K. Lanman Jr. Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University, affiliated with the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies. She also chairs the Council on Middle East Studies and previously served as Past-President of the Society for Medical Anthropology. Her research focuses on science and technology studies, gender theory, bioethics, and global health, with over 20 years of fieldwork on infertility and assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) in the Middle East, Arab America, and beyond. She has authored landmark books like Local Babies, Global Science and edited volumes such as Reproductive Disruptions, earning prestigious awards for feminist anthropological research. Inhorn has held visiting professorships in Lebanon and the UAE, and her current work challenges neo-Orientalist stereotypes through studies of Middle Eastern masculinities and reproductive tourism. She co-edits the Journal of Middle East Women’s Studies and advocates for equitable access to fertility care globally.
In teaching, she offers courses on intersectionality and women’s health, masculinity studies, and global health anthropology. Her work bridges academia and public health, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to reproductive justice and cultural diversity. Inhorn’s grants include NSF and Fulbright-Hays support, and she actively critiques global health inequities exacerbated by technological and cultural disparities. Her forthcoming book Reconceiving Middle Eastern Manhood redefines masculinities in the context of modern biotechnologies and post-9/11 geopolitics.
- Education Background: Advanced degrees in anthropology (not explicitly detailed in text)
- Key Contributions: Pioneered ethnographic studies of ARTs in Muslim contexts; founded JMEWS; developed frameworks linking gender and global health
- Grants: National Science Foundation (NSF), Fulbright-Hays
- Labs/Teams: Center for Middle Eastern and North African Studies (UMichigan, prior affiliation)
