Catherine Panter-Brick

Catherine Panter-Brick is the Bruce A. and Davi-Ellen Chabner Professor of Anthropology, Health, and Global Affairs at Yale University, with appointments at the Jackson School of Global Affairs and Department of Anthropology. She directs the Global Health Studies Multidisciplinary Academic Program and the Program on Conflict, Resilience, and Health, focusing on biocultural analyses of adversity, resilience, and peacebuilding.

• Key affiliations: Yale Institute for Global Health, Social and Behavioral Sciences, African Studies, South Asian Studies

Her research examines:

• Health impacts of poverty, armed conflict, and social marginalization
• Intergenerational trauma and epigenetic signatures
• Refugee mental health and psychosocial interventions
• Gender roles in post-conflict recovery
• Systems-level approaches to peacebuilding

Publications since 2022 demonstrate sustained focus on:

• Conflict-related stress biomarkers (cortisol, telomere length)
• Community-based mental health programs for refugees
• Cultural dimensions of resilience and wellbeing
• Humanitarian policy innovation and science diplomacy

Scientific Recognition:

• Lucy Mair Medal (2011) for anthropological applications to poverty alleviation
• Keynote speaker at UN, WHO, and World Bank

As Senior Editor of Social Science & Medicine's Medical Anthropology section, she bridges academic research with policy implementation through fieldwork in Afghanistan, Syria, Jordan, and Brazil.