Hugo Puerto

Alumni

Contact Information

Fields of Interest

Decolonizing Methodologies Global Health Health Disparities Health Systems Indigenous Health Latin America Medical Anthropology Political Economy Public Health Race and Ethnicity Social Justice Sociocultural Anthropology

Biography

Ph.D., Socio Cultural Anthropology, University of Washington, 2023

M.P.H., Global Health, University of Washington, 2018

M.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida, 2015

B.A., Anthropology, University of Central Florida, 2012

Medical Anthropology, social determinants of health, political economy of health, structural violence, non-communicative diseases; Latin America, Colombia, underserved communities

Research

Selected Research

Puerto, Hugo. How do the Colombian health system better make a more culturally competent extension of primary healthcare services into indigenous communities in Colombia? 2018
Adviser: James T. Pfeiffer

Courses Taught

Autumn 2022

Summer 2022

ANTH 479 B: Advanced Topics in Medical Anthropology

Winter 2022

Affiliations

Home Department

Anthropology