Barbara D. Miller
Title — Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs
Director, Institute for Global and International Studies
Director, Culture in Global Affairs Research & Policy Program (CIGA)
Director, Global Gender Program
Office — 1957 E St., 501
Phone — (202) 994-7257
E-mail — barbar@email.gwu.edu
Areas of Expertise —
Sociocultural Anthropology
Social change and development; medical anthropology; health and demography; gender. Regional focus: India.
Current Research
Professor Miller has done most of her research on gender and health issues in India. She has also studied rural development in Bangladesh, low-income household budgeting and taxation policy in Jamaica, and Hindu adolescents in Pittsburgh.
Ongoing Projects
- Gender inequality and child sex ratios in India.
- Health and illness patterns cross-culturally, especially as affected by rapid development and population movements.
- The role of culture in international policy and programs.
- Health effects of popular participation in cultural heritage programs.
Education
Ph.D. 1978, Syracuse University
M.A. 1974, Syracuse University
B.A. 1971, Syracuse University
Background
Professor Miller is a cultural anthropologist with topical specialties in health, international development, gender, children, the household, cultural heritage, and policy; and regional expertise in South Asia.
For Dr. Miller's CV, click here.
Publications
Books
2012 Miller, B.D. Cultural Anthropology, 7th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
2010 Miller, B.D. Cultural Anthropology in a Globalizing World, 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
2008 Miller, B.D. Anthropology. [Four-field textbook], 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/McGraw Hill.
1998 Hiltebeitel, A., and B.D. Miller, eds. Hair: Its Power and Meaning in Asian Cultures. Albany: SUNY Press.
1997 Miller, B.D. The Endangered Sex: Neglect of Female Children in Rural North India. 2nd ed. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
1993 Miller, B.D., ed. Sex and Gender Hierarchies. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Selected Articles, Book Chapters, and Other Contributions
Dr. Miller is the section editor of topics on Contemporary Cultural Concerns for the second edition of the International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
She is the editor of two blogs: anthropology works and global gender current.
2007 "Anthropology." International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
2001 "Female-selective abortion in Asia: Patterns, policies and debates," American Anthropologist 103(4):1083-1095. [Reprinted in Elizabeth Fischer, ed., Comparative Studies in Medical Anthropology, New York: Prentice Hall.]
Classes Taught
Anth 1002 (old 002): Sociocultural Anthropology
Anth 3504 (154): Illness, Healing, and Culture
Anth 6301 (220): Anthropology of Development
Anth 6302 (222): Topics: Population, Health and Development in India
Anth 6302 (222): Topics: Migration and Mental Health
Anth 6302 (222): Topics: Culture, Risk and Security
Anth 6330 (224): Internship in Development Anthropology
Anth 6505 (254): Medical Anthropology
Anth 221: Key Variables in the Development Process