Md Asaduzzaman
Md Asaduzzaman is a Ph.D. candidate in sociocultural anthropology at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University. He holds an M.A. in Anthropology from the Department of Anthropology at Georgia State University, with a concentration in medical anthropology, and earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Anthropology from the University of Dhaka. From 2013 to 2018, he served as a lecturer of anthropology at Comilla University.
His research lies at the intersection of cultural and medical anthropology, with a primary focus on refugee health and humanitarian crises. In 2017, he volunteered in Cox’s Bazar during the Rohingya influx, an experience that informed his subsequent doctoral fieldwork conducted between 2021 and 2024 in multiple phases. His research examines the humanitarian conditions faced by Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar due to military violence and ethnic persecution. He has also conducted research among Rohingya refugees in Clarkston and volunteered with the WellRefugee Center.
His doctoral project focuses on community health worker programs in refugee camp settings, with broader interests in maternal and reproductive health, refugee health disparities, the political economy of refugee health, and the border politics between Bangladesh and Myanmar as they shape the lived experiences of displaced Rohingya communities.
Victoria Owusu
Victoria Owusu (she/her) is a senior biology major on the pre med track. She currently attends Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. As a future physician she is passionate about eliminating healthcare disparities and particularly maternal mortality rates, which drives her interest in research topics such as doula care, which she will be presenting on at SfAA 2026. Aside from research, Owusus serves as president of MAPS (Minority Association of Pre-Med Students), an organization which aims to support underrepresented pre-med students and provide them with the necessary resources to enter the medical profession.
