Bio
Dr. Henry’s research interests include globalization and health, indigenous healing systems, biomedicine and healthcare delivery, anthropology in public health, and Oceania. As an applied anthropologist, Lisa has worked a variety of projects in the past few years. She is currently collaborating with the VA hospital in Dallas, TX, to investigate issues of quality of life among patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Additionally, she is working on a longitudinal project on Raivavae, French Polynesia, investigating globalization, food consumption and health, particularly obesity and its related diseases (with Jeanette Dickerson-Putman). Lisa’s recently completed projects include (1) investigating the retention of physician assistants in rural health care for the American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Association of Physician Assistant Programs; (2) investigating explanatory models of the “flu” among daycare providers and implications for public health, in collaboration with the Denton County Health Department; and (3) conducting an assessment of the medical capacity and culture of HIV care in rural areas for an organization charged with educating and training HIV/ AIDS medical service providers. Dr. Henry joined the anthropology faculty in 2002 and is dedicated to helping students understand the role that culture plays in our everyday lives.
Education
Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1999
M.A., Southern Methodist University, 1996
B.S., Southern Methodist University, 1991
B.A., Southern Methodist University, 1991
Courses
ANTH 2300: Culture and Society
ANTH 4220: Anthropology in Public Health
ANTH 3300: People and Cultures of the Pacific
ANTH 5031: Ethnographic and Qualitative Methods
ANTH 3100: People and Cultures
ANTH 4610: Topics in Sociocultural Anthropology
ANTH 5210: Anthropology in Public Health
Journal Articles
Henry, L., Hooker, R., & Yates, Katheryn. (2010). The role of physician assistants in rural healthcare: A systematic review of the literature. The Journal of Rural Health.
Henry, L., & Manoochehri, R. (2010). On becoming an applied anthropologist: Collaboration and clients in the classroom. Practicing Anthropology.
Feldman, K., & Henry, L. (2009). Preparation for public policy research and work: Current practice and future directions in applied anthropology education. Learning and Teaching: The International Journal of Higher Education in the Social Sciences.
More Articles
Gullion, J., Henry, L., & Gullion, G. (2008). Deciding to opt out of childhood vaccination mandates. Public Health Nursing, 25(5): 401-408.
Henry, L., & Hooker, R. (2007). What contributes to PA retention in rural Texas? Journal of Rural Health.
Henry, L., & Jordan, A. (2007). Field projects and the dilemma of distance. Practicing Anthropology, 29(1).
Henry, L., Gullion, J., & Macpherson, J. (2006). An examination of the benefits of qualitative research in public health. Texas Public Health Association Journal, 58(1): 4-6.
Henry, L. (2004). Expression of Tahitian identity. Rethinking Revitalization, pp. 247-260.
Henry, L., Hooker, R., & Statler, M. (2002). Physician assistant students and their cadavers: Narratives on the gross anatomy experience. Perspectives on Physician Assistant Education, 13(1): 17-23.
Henry, L. (2002). Reconstruction and resistance: Cultural responses to living the health transition in French Polynesia. Pacific Health Dialog: Pacific Perspectives on Health Transition Models, 9(2): 290-295.
Selected Presentations
Henry, L. (2007). From fish and taro to frozen chicken and rice: Food, power and globalization on Raivavae. Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, Charlottesville, VA.
Henry, L. (2006). Conscientious objectors and the antivaccination movement: Collaboration of public health and anthropology. American Anthropological Association, San Jose, CA.
Henry, L., & Hooker, R. (2006). What contributes to physician assistant retention in rural communities? American Academy of Physician Assistant Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA.
More Presentations
Henry, L. (2006). Time flies when you’re practicing anthropology. Society for Applied Anthropology, Vancouver, BC.
Henry, L. (2005). Globalization and health on Raivavae, French Polynesia. Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, Kauai, HI
