Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Christa Craven
B.A. New College, Florida 1997; M.A., Ph.D. American, 2000, 2003.
Christa Craven is an assistant professor of anthropology and women’s studies at The College of Wooster, where she became a member of the faculty in 2006. Her areas of expertise include the global politics of reproduction, medical anthropology, grassroots organizing and global feminisms, feminist ethnography, and lesbian/gay/bi/trans/queer studies.
Before joining Wooster’s faculty, she taught at George Mason University (2005-2006) and the University of Mary Washington (2003-2005). She has published articles on grassroots activism and midwifery politics in Medical Anthropology Quarterly, Anthropology News, and Citizens for Midwifery News. In addition, she has a chapter in Mainstreaming Midwifery: The Politics of Change and is currently working on a new book, Expectations of Motherhood: Power and Politics in Grassroots Organizing for Midwifery.
Craven serves on the American Anthropological Association’s Governance Commission (2005-Present) and is the past co-chair of the Society of Lesbian and Gay Anthropologists (2004-2005).
Courses Taught:
- Introduction to Anthropology
- Gender and World Cultures
- Global Politics of Reproduction
e-mail: ccraven@wooster.edu
