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Shedra "Amy" Snipes
Shedra "Amy" Snipes
Associate Professor of Biobehavioral Health
Associate Director, Social Science Research Institute
Associate Director, Social Science Research Institute
Summary Statement
Amy Snipes examines socio-behavioral factors in health. Her primary research focuses on the role of culture in understanding pesticide exposures, occupational injuries and other health disparities experienced by Latino immigrant farmworkers.
Department
Education
Currently Accepting Graduate Students
Phone
Email
Office Address
225 Biobehavioral Health Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA 16802
Fax
814-863-7525
Interests
- Anthropology and Public Health
- Ethnography
- Beliefs and Attitudes in Health, including Sociocultural Factors
Grants and Research Projects
My research projects have a unifying theme of integrating approaches from the social and biological sciences. Primary areas of research include socio-behavioral health focuses on pesticide exposures, occupational injuries, and other health disparities experienced by Latino immigrant farmworkers. Research projects also emphasize environmental and social health justice, and policy.
Publications