Allison Bloom
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Education:
Ph.D, Anthropology, Rutgers University
M.A., Anthropology, Rutgers University
B.A., Women's Studies and Hispanic Studies, Vassar College
Office location: PPHAC 312
Office phone: 610-625-7729
Email: blooma@moravian.edu
Teaching and Research
Teaching: Dr. Bloom鈥檚 course offerings include Cultural Anthropology, Health in Cultural Perspectives, and Sociology/Anthropology of Gender, among others. Her courses focus on themes such as gender-based violence, inequalities in healthcare and social service systems, cross-cultural perspectives on the body and health, globalization, and migration.
Current Research: Dr. Bloom鈥檚 research interests include the intersection of gender-based violence with health, disability, aging, and immigration. Her current project focuses on understanding how immigrant Latina women receiving services for domestic violence in the U.S. combine evangelical Christianity with social and health services to move forward through violence. Through this study, she is investigating domestic violence from a life-course perspective by considering the long-term effects of violence and how social services can better accommodate aging survivors and survivors with disabilities. Dr. Bloom is an active member of the Society for Applied Anthropology, the Society for Medical Anthropology, and the American Anthropological Association. She regularly presents her work at academic conferences as well as collaborates on research with social work researchers and social service and health practitioners. Her previous research project centered around domestic violence services in Uruguay.
Selected Publications
鈥淭he New Shield of the Weak: Women鈥檚 Rights As Human Rights for Domestic Violence Victims in Uruguay,鈥 January 2018, Violence Against Women
鈥 鈥淧racticing鈥 Social Services and 鈥淧racticing鈥 Anthropology: A Dual Perspective on Trauma-Informed Domestic Violence Care,鈥 January 2018, Practicing Anthropology
鈥淲hen Short-Term Care Isn鈥檛 Enough: Maturing survivors of domestic violence need a long-term life course approach to health care,鈥 January 2018, Anthropology News (online)