Meredith McLaughlin

Meredith McLaughlin holds a joint appointment as Junior Research Fellow at Homerton College and Fellow at The Healthcare Improvement Studies (THIS) Institute, University of Cambridge. She is affiliated with the Department of Social Anthropology within the university's academic structure.

Her research centers on the intersections of ethical anthropology and state bureaucracy, with specific focus on how moral and political subjectivities form through bureaucratic service provision. Key areas include claims-making in rural North India, ethical imaginaries in governance systems, and the relationship between material aspirations and administrative processes. Her methodological approach combines ethnographic fieldwork with theoretical frameworks from political anthropology.

Meredith maintains active research collaborations through the THIS Institute, focusing on healthcare systems improvement, though no specific awards or major grants are documented in the provided materials. Her academic network includes cross-disciplinary engagement with policy studies and medical anthropology scholars.