Lawrence Palinkas

Email palinkas@usc.edu
Research & Practice Areas
Medical Anthropology
Social Anthropology
Education
- Ph.D. Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, 6/1981
- M.A. Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, 6/1975
- B.A. Anthropology, University of Chicago, 6/1974
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- National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, Naval Health Research Center, 10/01/1982-09/30/1984
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Research Keywords
Medical Anthropology, Immigrant and Refugee Communities, Mental Health Services Research, Global Health, United States, Mexico, Circumpolar Regions
Detailed Statement of Research Interests
Current research encompasses implementation of child and adolescent mental health services, sustainment of prevention programs and initiatives, use of community health workers to deliver mental and behavioral health services in low fresource settings, and effects of climate change on vulnerable populations in low and middle-income countries.