Sahar Sadjadi

Sahar Sadjadi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Studies of Medicine at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. She holds a PhD in medical anthropology from Columbia University and previously taught at Amherst College. Her research focuses on the intersection of medicine, gender, and childhood, particularly exploring how biomedical practices shape marginalized children’s life chances.

Education:

• MD from Tehran University
• PhD in Medical Anthropology, Columbia University

Research Interests:

• Cultural conceptions of the body and self in medical practices
• Pediatric endocrine interventions and growth regulation
• Transnational ethnography of contemporary sexology
• Biomedicine’s role in social justice projects

Recent Research Trends: Her work critiques and examines how medical interventions address gender nonconformity in children, balancing ethical imperatives with social justice goals. Themes include temporal and affective politics of pediatric care and the limits of biomedical solutions for marginalized groups.

Awards/Funding:

• Wenner-Gren Foundation
• National Science Foundation
• Brocher Foundation
• Research Fellowships at CUNY, Paris Institute for Advanced Study, and Princeton University

Teaching & Mentorship: Teaches courses in medical anthropology, gender studies, and ethics across McGill’s Faculty of Arts and Medicine. Current projects include a transnational sexology study funded by multi-institutional grants.