Victor Braitberg

Victor Braitberg is Associate Professor of Practice in Anthropology and Honors College at University of Arizona. His research intersects medical anthropology and Science and Technology Studies, examining how health technologies reinforce social inequalities. Ethnographic work focuses on telemedicine systems in rural/indigenous communities.

Research domains include:

• Historical development of telemedicine programs
• Political economy of healthcare technologies
• Indigenous-NASA collaborations (1970s)
• Cybernetic approaches to health systems

Current teaching develops interdisciplinary courses linking STEM and anthropology, including 'Cultures of Surveillance' and 'Bodies and Machines'.