Title: PhD
Present position: Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Institution where degree(s) were taken: Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA
Previous research done in Haydom area (Title of thesis):
A pilot study to improve cultural validity and sensitivity examined women’s psychosocial health, comparing Datoga and Iraqw households.
Current research or planned research in Haydom area or related to Haydom:
Based on the pilot study results, Crystal Patil and I have a larger-scale project planned to examine how women negotiate psychosocial stress burdens with their physical health and the health of their children. Currently, we are seeking funding for this longitudinal project from U.S. funding agencies (NIMH, NSF). We will collaborate with Dr. Sylvia Kaaya, Head of the Department of Psychiatry, Muhimbili College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Alyson G. Young, a Ph.D. candidate from Ohio State University, will spend 14 months in Haydom to examine maternal perceptions of child development and culturally relevant developmental stages for Datoga infants. (Co-supervised by Ivy Pike and Bram Tucker, Asst. Professor at OSU)
Contact information:
e-mail: ilpike@email.arizona.edu
Postal address:
Contact Info: http://w3fp.arizona.edu/medanthro/
Publications:
- Pike, I.L.; Patil.C. Understanding women's burdens: preliminary findings on psychosocial health among Datoga and Iraqw women of northern Tanzania. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry 2006; 30: 299-330. (#113 Pike pdf)
- Pike IL, CL Patil, and AG Young. 2003. Examining women s psychosocial stress among three subsistence populations of East Africa. American Journal of Human Biology 15(2):279-280 (published abstract for annual meeting of Human Biology Association)
Related work (conducted in Kenya):
Pike, IL. 2004. The biosocial consequences of life on the run: a case study of Turkana of Kenya. Human Organization 63(2):221-235
Professional presentations:
Work dissemination:
Copies of the Culture, Medicine, and Psychiatry paper and follow up publications will be distributed to COSTECH, Haydom Lutheran Hospital, other health facilities in research area, health and government authorities on national, regional, district, ward, village and sub-village level, Tanzanian academic institutions, particularly MUCHS, and NGOs.
Additional information:
http://w3fp.arizona.edu/medanthro/