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Dr. Henrietta Byrne is a Research Fellow at the Sydney Centre for Healthy Societies, University of Sydney. Her research integrates science and technology studies with medical anthropology, focusing on evidence-making practices in health contexts affected by settler colonialism.
Research Focus: Byrne investigates the production of scientific knowledge around epigenetics and intergenerational trauma in Indigenous health, British nuclear testing legacies, and contemporary Australian death/dying practices. Her work critically examines colonial power structures in health science and gender dimensions of health inequities.
Publication Trends: Byrne's recent articles explore sociological dimensions of end-of-life care, epigenetic manifestations of colonial trauma, and decolonization of health research methodologies. Her scholarship consistently engages with Indigenous health sovereignty and critiques of biomedical paradigms.
Awards:
- Moran Award for History of Science Research, Australian Academy of Science (2021)
Affiliations: She maintains professional memberships with the Society for Social Studies of Science and Australian Anthropological Society.
