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Biography: Dr. Fedor is currently a clinical assistant professor at the University of Houston, teaching courses on Culture and Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Research Methods and Evaluation, Health Behavioral Theories, and Child and Adolescent Health and Well-being. Her research has centered on sexual and reproductive health with a focus on how women fare within relationships and how gender inequality, at various levels (i.e. interpersonal relationship dynamics, community level norms, etc.), affects women's ability to take protective measures against undesired outcomes and to remain autonomous in their sexual and reproductive health choices. For example, one line of research is related to teenage pregnancy and looks at how gender inequality, gendered behavioral norms and gendered power dynamics affect the risk of teenage pregnancy in Colombia. A second line of research focuses on HIV prevention in both Malawi and the United States, examining the effects of HIV testing and counseling on a number of outcomes including: risky sexual behavior, relationship dynamics, intimate partner violence and attitudes towards women's rights.
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Recent Publications: For a full list of publications, see:
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Education:
B.S. in
Applied Discrete Mathematics, Auburn University, 2001 |