Box 1916

Maxcy Hall

112 George Street

Providence, RI 02912

Telephone: (401) 863-2367

Sociology@brown.edu

 

Masters in Public Health, Columbia University

Contact Information:
Brown University
Department of Sociology
Box 1916
Providence, RI 02912
Tel: (401) 863-3459
Fax: (401) 863-3213
Rachel_Goldberg@brown.edu

Year of Entry: 2006

Previous Degrees:
Masters in Public Health (Sociomedical Sciences), Columbia University, 2003
B.A. International Relations (Development Studies), Brown University, 1999

Areas of Interest:
Social Demography, Gender, Reproductive Health, Transition to Adulthood, Marriage and Family

My research focuses mainly on the social determinants of reproductive health, and in particular the way that gender inequalities, in combination with economic and racial/ethnic inequalities, shape women and adolescent girls' risk of HIV/AIDS, gender-based violence, and maternal morbidity/mortality. I have worked with the Population Council in their Gender, Family, and Development Program on research and programs related to the transition to adulthood and to quality of reproductive health care. I have also worked with the reproductive health NGO EngenderHealth, on a qualitative study examining social vulnerability to obstetric fistula in Tanzania and on a large-scale baseline survey in in Bolivia examining quality of maternal health, family planning, and post-abortion care services. I have conducted research in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Tanzania. I am currently working at Brown with Professor Susan Short on a project examining the relationship between parental death and child well-being in the context of HIV/AIDS in southern Africa.