University of Richmond professor named Fulbright Scholar, will teach medical anthropology and research maternal healthcare in Indonesia

April 15, 2009

Jennifer W. Nourse, associate professor of anthropology and women, gender and sexuality studies at the University of Richmond, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to teach and conduct research in Indonesia next year.

Nourse will teach medical anthropology and women's healthcare to medical and public health students at Hasanuddin University in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Nourse also will investigate links between new democratic policies in Central Sulawesi that give local people governance of public health projects and their likelihood of accessing healthcare. The region has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in Asia and was ruled by non-indigenous ethnic groups until 2002.

Nourse earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Tennessee and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Virginia. She joined Richmond's faculty in 1989.

Established in 1946 by U.S. Sen. J. William Fulbright of Arkansas, the Fulbright Program is the American government's flagship program in international exchange, administered by the State Department. Funding is appropriated annually by the U.S. Congress and by contributions from partner countries and the private sector. Scholars are chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential.