Shifting Cultural Perceptions About Migraine
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Key Questions
- What role does gender play in men and women seeking treatment for migraine?
- Can history help explain why migraine doesn’t get the respect it deserves?
- What is the biggest hurdle to getting more funding for migraine research?
Interview Notes
Find more about Joanna Kempner, PhD and her work here:
Joanna Kempner, PhD
Author & Professor
Rutgers University
Joanna Kempner, associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Rutgers University, is an award-winning sociologist of science, medicine, technology, and inequality, and the author of Psychedelic Outlaws: The Movement Revolutionizing Modern Medicine and Not Tonight: Migraine and the Politics of Gender and Health.
Kempner’s research explores the social forces that determine which medical issues receive attention and which are systematically overlooked. Kempner’s research is published in top journals across multiple disciplines, including Science, PLOS Medicine, and Social Science & Medicine and is often featured in The Washington Post, The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, and the BBC.
She’s also a West Philly mom with two kids, two cats, and a very small poodle.
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