Ethnographic Research

Introduction:

On April 30th, 2020, Dr. Colin Halverson, Assistant Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine, Faculty Investigator at the IU Center for Bioethics, and expert in linguistic anthropology, presented a TREATs talk entitled, "Ethnographic Research." Here, Dr. Halverson explores ethnographic methods and the issues that arise when using combined classical and modern research methods.

References:

Download the transcript for this TREATs talk here.
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Ethnographic Research

Ethnographic Research

Introduction:

References:

Center for Bioethics resources and social media channels