Austin Duncan

Dr. Duncan is a severe TBI survivor and medical anthropologist working with the Sonoran Center for Excellence in Disability and Department of Pediatrics at the University of Arizona. His NSF-sponsored research focuses on the sociological intersections and public policies of neurological disabilities, including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Dr. Duncan applied to the postdoc pathways program in order to both further develop his teaching in public health, social science, and disability studies, and to explore ways to adjust his teaching to be more appealing to other disciplines in the sciences from which his future students may come. Currently, Dr. Duncan teaches courses in disability studies to students with the UA College of Medicine and College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.