Background
Gropper, Rena C. was born on December 11, 1927 in New York City. Daughter of Jacob Cottin and Paula Miller Nedell.
Gropper, Rena C. was born on December 11, 1927 in New York City. Daughter of Jacob Cottin and Paula Miller Nedell.
Bachelor in Anthropology, Hunter College, 1947; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1950.
Research assistant to director, The Viking Fund, Inc., 1944-1945;
assistant to curator S. American archeology, American Museum Natural History, New York City, 1945-1946;
research assistant archives of folk and primitive music department anthropology, Columbia University, New York City, 1948;
instructor department social anthropology, Connecticut College Women, New London, 1949-1950;
executive secretary statistical department.US Economics Corporation, Neuberger & Berman, 1950-1954;
instructor evening session department of sociology and anthropology, Hunter College, New York City, 1952;
lecturer School General Studies, Hunter College, New York City, 1960-1964;
instructor, departmental representative department anthropology, Hunter College, New York City, 1964-1966;
assistant professor department anthropology, Hunter College, New York City, 1967-1975;
associate professor department anthropology, Hunter College, New York City, 1975-1982;
departmental representative department anthropology, Hunter College, New York City, 1979-1991;
professor.dept. anthropology, Hunter College, New York City, 1983-1991;
professor emeritus department anthropology, Hunter College, New York City, since 1991;
abstractor family study project, Allegheny General Hospital, Pennsylvania, 1959-1960. Adjunct assistant professor department community medicine Mount Sinai School Medicine CUNY, New York City,1968-1981, department health care administration Baruch Graduate Center, CUNY, New York City, 1970-1972. Curriculum consultant applied anthropology department anthropology Montclair State College, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, 1978-1979.
Chair committee medical ethnography New York task force on immigrant health New York University Medical Center,1990-1994. Director, organizer workshop division anthropology New York Academy Sciences, 1979. Member planning committee, workshop moderator integrated maternal child health care for immigrant and refugee populations symposium, New York City, 1993.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Anthropol. Association, Society Applied Anthropology, Current Anthropology. Member Gypsy Lore Society (past president), National Association Practice Anthropology, Society International Development, Society Medical Anthrolpologists, Alpha Chi Alpha, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married October, 1955 (widowed February, 1995). Children Karen Ann, Avram Howard.