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Linda M. Hunt is a professor of anthropology specializing in Medical anthropology at Michigan State University. She teaches and researches on Medical Anthropology, Minority Health Research, and Research Methods in Cultural Anthropology. She has been researching issues related to diabetes management, the use race and genetics in clinical care, and pharmaceuticalization, among others.

Biography

She graduated from Wayne State University and Harvard University.

Research

Hunt has performed various research projects focusing on clinical medicine and minority health care in both the United States and Mexico. Her latest research has been on clinical understandings of genetic risk, management of chronic illness, racial/ethnic identities in clinical situations, and health care reform. Her research also investigates low-income individuals' access to health care and the impact of economic interests on clinical medicine.

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