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Details for Dr Maria Fannin
| Personal details | |
| Name | Dr Maria Fannin |
| Job title | Reader in Human Geography |
| Department | School of Geographical Sciences University of Bristol |
| Personal web page | http://www.ggy.bris.ac.uk/staff/staff_fannin.html |
| Contact details | This expert can be contacted via the University of Bristol Public Relations
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| Qualifications | B.A.(Kentucky), M.A., Ph.D.(Wash.) |
| Professional details | |
| Membership of professional bodies | Association of American Geographers, Royal Geographical Society |
| Keywords | feminist theory reproduction health care midwifery migration |
| Areas of expertise | Before joining the School of Geographical Sciences in July 2006, Dr. Fannin conducted research on the adoption and popularity of "homelike" birthing rooms in hospitals in the United States. Her PhD research, funded by the National Science Foundation and the International Council of Canadian Studies, examined transformations in health care policy in France and Québec, Canada, focusing specifically on the practices of midwifery. She recently completed a British Academy-funded project to study citizenship, labour and immigration policies governing the professions of midwifery and medicine in France since the Third Republic (1870-1940). Her current research interests include feminist theory, reproductive politics and the emerging consumer cultures of biotechnology. |