Dr Yang Zhao
Research Fellow in Social Science
LSHTM
15-17 Tavistock Place
London
WC1H 9SH
United Kingdom
I specialise in the anthropology of gender, masculinity and health and have been conducting ethnographic research in Central Asia since 2015 and in Ethiopia since 2024. My anthropological approach delves into gender dynamics and social inequalities, with an emphasis on engaging men and boys, alongside women, to promote health and well-being in a global context. My forthcoming book, Voyage to Manhood in the ‘New Uzbekistan’: Tashkent Dreams, is under contract with Amsterdam University Press and due for publication in 2025.
Affiliations
Teaching
I have a strong track record of teaching, assessing and supervisory experience, ranging from Sociology of Health, Introduction to Anthropology, and Qualitative Research Methods, at both graduate and undergraduate levels.
London School of Hygiene and tropical Medicine, UK
- Seminar Leader for Issues in Public Health module (2024-2025)
- Supervisor and tutor for M.Sc. Public Health (2024-2025)
- Supervisor for M.Sc. Public Health by Distance Learning (2023-2024)
University of Queensland, Australia
- Guest Lecturer for Medical Anthropology (2022)
- Tutor for Anthropology of Current World Issues (2022-2023)
- Tutor for Educational Research Methodology (2022)
- Tutor for Introduction to Health, Illness and Society (2020-2021)
- Tutor for Teachers as Agents of Changes (2020-2021)
Millat Umidi University, Uzbekistan
- Lecturer for Introduction to Critical Thinking (2021-2022)
Research
As part of the , my primary role includes conducting and supporting social science research and capacity strengthening activities through working with various collaborators such as Africa CDC, Ministry of Health of Uganda, Makerere University and the University of São Paulo.
I co-design and co-lead research projects within the UK-PHRST Social Science team through collaborating with other UK-PHRST teams and external collaborators across Africa and Latin America. A critical part of my responsibilities involves disseminating and applying research through publications, conference presentations, policy reports and community engagement initiatives. My current projects include:
(1) Gender and IPC Measures among Women Healthcare Workers in Brazil (Co-lead)
(2) Setting Research Priorities for Cholera Outbreak Response in Southern Africa (Co-lead)
(3) Integrating Social Science into Africa CDC’s Public Health Operations (Co-investigator)
(4) Evaluating the Prioritisation of the MHPSS Interventions for Outbreaks in Uganda (Co-investigator)
Selected Publications
