Janet W. McGrath, PhD
Associate Professor of Anthropology
My central research interest relates to the bi-directional impact of disease on human
societies, which encompasses the impact of social change on disease patterns and the
social consequences of disease. Since 1988 my primary research has been on HIV/AIDS,
with an emphasis in Uganda . I have been a collaborator with the CWRU-Uganda Research
collaboration since its inception and have participated in multiple research projects
through the collaboration, focusing on issues related to risk, transmission, the impact
of disease, and most recently the development of new strategies for prevention, such as
vaginal microbicides. Additionally, I have studied local perceptions of participation in
clinical research and access to HIV treatment in Uganda . My short term research goal is
to expand my research on HIV prevention strategies by continued research on microbicides
and to further develop our research on access to HIV treatment. In the long term, I seek
to examine the ways in which a biocultural paradigm is being used in the study of
international and urban health and, specifically, to examine the ways in which the
HIV/AIDS epidemic foregrounds the need to blend biomedical and social scientific
thinking in terms of disease prevention.
Contact Information
Office Location
Mather Memorial Building
Room 211
Mailing Address
11220 Bellflower Road #211
Cleveland, OH 44106
Telephone
216) 368-2287
E-Mail
janet.mcgrath@case.edu