First name

Alexandra

Last name

Brewis

Academic unit

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Type of professor

Regents Professor

Year

2024

Promote

Promote to Faculty Excellence - Max 4

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Alexandra Brewis

Bio summary

Brewis is a cultural and medical anthropologist and President’s Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change. She researches the intersections of culture, health, environment and well-being. She focuses on how low social position and resource insecurity interact with daily experiences and emotions to exacerbate the stresses that worsen physical and mental health. She is currently focusing on the topics of obesity, water security and climate change.