Dalia Iskander

Dalia Iskander is an Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology at the Department of Anthropology, University College London (UCL). Her work bridges medical anthropology, visual methods, and participatory-action research, with regional expertise in the Philippines, Southeast Asia, and the UK.

• Education: PhD and MSc in Medical Anthropology (University of Oxford); BSc in Archaeology and Anthropology (University of Oxford).

Research Interests include:

• Structural factors shaping health (land-use, climate change, malaria, nutritional diseases)
• Creativity and health, particularly miniature craft practices in the UK
• Visual and sensory ethnography, photovoice, and participatory methods
• Debt and health poverty traps in climate-vulnerable Cambodia

Recent Publications focus on:

• Debt-health dynamics in Cambodia
• RSV vaccination policy
• Visual methods in malaria research
• Climate adaptation and microfinance

Scientific Awards:

• Winner, UCL Student Choice Award for Sustainable Education (2022)
• Nominated, UCL Student Choice Award for Inspiring Teaching (2021)

Teaching covers:

• Medical Anthropology
• Biosocial and Social Anthropology
• Anthropological Research Methods
• Visual and Sensory Ethnography
• Climate Change and Health