CLA scholars who study health, illness, medicine, disability, and care through humanities, ethics, cultural, and interpretive perspectives. Research in this cluster addresses medical narratives, bioethics, disability, religion, literature, history, language, and the meanings people attach to bodies, health, suffering, and care.
Medical Humanities, Ethics, Disability
Ashley Purpura
Associate Professor, School of Languages and Cultures
Email: apurpur@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Religion; Christian History; Theology; Ethics; Feminist Theory
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Digital Humanities | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Individual and Collective Decision-Making
Daniel Kelly
Professor, Philosophy
Email: drkelly@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Moral Psychology; Mind And Cognition; Norms; Self; Evolution
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Science, Technology, and Society | Individual and Collective Decision-Making | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems
Additional Clusters: Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Dana Tulodziecki
Professor, Philosophy
Email: dtulodzi@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Space Exploration; Space Ethics; Space Policy; Philosophy Of Space Science; History And Philosophy Of Science, Medicine, And Technology; Philosophy Of Science
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Science, Technology, and Society | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Security, Conflict, Geopolitical Order | Technology, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and Global Affairs
Additional Clusters: Health and Science Policy, Genomics / Epigenetics, and Health Outcomes; Environment, Food, Ecology, and Human Health
Angelica Duran
Professor, English
Email: duran0@purdue.edu
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Keywords: World Literature; Religious Studies; Renaissance Studies; Disability Studies; Gender
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Digital Humanities | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | AI in Creative Endeavors
Dino Felluga
Professor, English
Email: felluga@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Digital Humanities; Nineteenth-Century Literature; Critical Theory; Non-Profit Entrepreneurship; Collectivity
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Digital Humanities | Science, Technology, and Society | AI Governance, Policy, and Societal Impact | AI in Education and Workforce Development | AI-Based Research Methods | Applications of AI in Physical Products or Processes
Elena E. Benedicto
Professor, School of Languages and Cultures
Email: ebenedi@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Formal Syntax (Generative Grammar); Indigenous Languages; Sign Languages; Participatory Action Research; Morpho-Syntax
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Environment, Sustainability, and Human-Environment Systems | Energy, Water, Natural Resources
Jennifer Freeman Marshall
Associate Professor, English
Email: jlfreem@purdue.edu
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Keywords: African American Literature; Black Women; Children's Literature; Feminist Thought; Art Education
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Creative Technologies, Immersive Experience, and Art-as-Performance Tech | Qualitative Methods and Research Design
Jacqui Frost
Assistant Professor, Sociology
Email: jlfrost@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Religion; Science; Health; Transhumanism; Mixed Methods
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Science, Technology, and Society | Quantitative Methods and Research Design
Jeremy Sklar
Clinical Assistant Professor, Rueff School of Design, Art, and Performance
Email: jsklar@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Zen-Buddhism; Guns; America; Social Media; Film
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Science, Technology, and Society | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology | AI Governance, Policy, and Societal Impact | Applications of AI in Physical Products or Processes | Human-Computer Interaction
Paula Leverage
Associate Professor, School of Languages and Cultures
Email: leverage@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Neurohumanities; Literature; Cognitive Science; Medical Humanities; Languages
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Science, Technology, and Society | Human-Computer Interaction
Additional Clusters: Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Maren Linett
Professor, English
Email: mlinett@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Modernist Literature; Disability; Eugenics; Race; Transhumanism
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Science, Technology, and Society
Sharon Solwitz
Professor, English
Email: solwitz@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Love; Illness; Ambition; Murder; Redemption
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Individual and Collective Decision-Making
James Mollison
Clinical Assistant Professor, Cornerstone Liberal Arts
Email: jmolliso@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Fanaticism; Values; Metaethics; Moral Psychology; Addiction
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) | Cognition, Cognitive Science | Civics, Civic Thought, Democracy, and Public Discourse | Science, Technology, and Society
Additional Clusters: Behavioral Health, Cognition, Mental Health, and Psychological Processes
Marlo David
Associate Professor, English
Email: mdavid@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Literature; Film; Cultural Studies; Women's Leadership; Maternal Health
Research Tags: Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Digital Humanities | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology | Individual and Collective Decision-Making
Additional Clusters: Family, Aging, and Life Course
Kathryn Maxson Jones
Assistant Professor, History
Email: kmaxson@purdue.edu
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Keywords: History; Science, Technology, and Society; Neurobiology; Genomics; Marine Biology
Research Tags: Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Science of Science and/or Science of Team Science | Science, Technology, and Society | AI Governance, Policy, and Societal Impact | Qualitative Methods and Research Design
Additional Clusters: Health and Science Policy, Genomics / Epigenetics, and Health Outcomes
Risa Cromer
Associate Professor, Anthropology
Email: risac@purdue.edu
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Keywords: Reproductive Politics; Religion; Us; Art; Advocacy
Research Tags: Health, Well-Being, Aging, Families | Health Outcomes, Social and/or Genetic Determinants of Health, Epigenetics | Health Policy, Public Health, Health Communication | Place, Culture, Language and Religion | Law, Human Rights, Justice | Qualitative Methods and Research Design | Communication, Media, and Communication Technology
Additional Clusters: Family, Aging, and Life Course