Professor of Liberal Studies
Area of expertise
Human rights
Indigenous people's rights
Diabetes among indigenous peoples
Map-making
Economies based on gift exchange
About
Mariana Ferreira is a medical anthropologist who studies the social causes of illnesses — how poverty, violence and displacement affect physical health. Her research includes Type 2 diabetes among indigenous peoples and the distribution of breast cancer in the Bay Area.
Highest Degree
Ph.D., Medical Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
Office Phone
(415) 338-2046
Email
mariana@sfsu.edu