Background
Handwerker, Lisa was born on May 2, 1958 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Sol and Minnie (Geller) Handwerker.
medical anthropologist public health consultant
Handwerker, Lisa was born on May 2, 1958 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Sol and Minnie (Geller) Handwerker.
Student, Emory University, 1976-1978; Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1980; Master in Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 1985; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, San Francisco, Berkeley, 1993.
Private teacher English as Second Language, Tapei, Taiwan, 1981;
private teacher English as Second Language, Jackson Mann Cmty. School, Boston, 1982-1983;
private teacher English as Second Language, Beijing (China) Medical U., 1985;
teaching assistant, University of California Berkeley, University of California Berkeley Ext. Program, 1987-1989;
post-doctorate research scholar, University of California, Berkeley, since 1994;
research scholar Beatrice M. Bain Research Center, University of California, Berkeley, since 1994;
policy and legislation analyst, consultant, World Institute on Disability, Berkeley, since 1995;
associate professor integral health, Adjunct Professor anthropology, California Institute Integral Studies, San Francisco, since 1995;
research affiliate, Stanford (California) U., Research Institute Study of Women and Gender, since 1996.
Field researcher, exchange student School Public Health, Policy and Planning Program, U. Guadalajara, Mexico, 1984. Consultant International Child ResourceInst., Berkeley, 1985-1986. Researcher Western Consortium for the Health Professions, San Francisco, 1986-1987.
Field researcher Highland Hospital Ob-Gyn. Clinic, Oakland, California, 1988, others. Presenter in field.
Labor coach, translator Highland Hospital and Asian Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Oakland, 1987-1988, 91-. Community health worker Berkeley (California) Free Clinic, 1984-1985.