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Annemarie Samuels is an Associate Professor at the Leiden Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology within Leiden University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Her research focuses on medical anthropology, disaster studies, HIV/AIDS, and palliative care, with extensive fieldwork in Indonesia. She leads the ERC-funded project 'Globalizing Palliative Care,' exploring end-of-life care practices globally. Her work bridges ethnographic methods with policy analysis, addressing issues like data gaps in digital governance and cultural dimensions of healthcare.
Research Interests:
- Medical anthropology
- Palliative care narratives
- HIV/AIDS stigma and care
- Disaster ethnography
- Public health policies
- Cultural competence in global health
Awards & Grants:
- ERC Starting Grant (2020) for 'Globalizing Palliative Care'
- Vidi Grant (2024) for 'The Future of Dying'
- KWF Funding (2024) for culturally sensitive palliative care research
- KIEM Grant (2025) for humanities projects
Advising & Collaboration: Samuels co-convenes the Leiden University Medical Anthropology Network (LUMAN), fostering interdisciplinary health research across Leiden's faculties. Her work integrates qualitative methods like participatory action research, narrative analysis, and ethnographic fieldwork with policy critique.
Key Themes in Publications: Her articles highlight strategies of silence in healthcare, narrative navigation of HIV/AIDS, data gaps in public policy, and embodied experiences of disaster. Recent work emphasizes global health interventions and ethical dilemmas in end-of-life care.
