Contact Information
Department of Anthropology
Research Interests
Critical menstruation studies, anthropology of education, anthropology of health, history of medicine
Research Description
My research explores the existing menstrual taboo in Pakistan through ethnographic and archival research methods and I'm interested in understanding the ways in which young menstruators make meaning of the menstrual taboo.
Education
Graduate Minor: Gender and Women’s Studies; Gender Relations in International Development
B.A. Anthropology and Public Health, Hampshire College
Grants
Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2026-2027
Joseph Casagrande Award, May 2024; May 2026.
Graduate College’s Spring Travel Dissertation Grant. May 2023.
Department of Anthropology Summer Research Award. May 2023.
Awards and Honors
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students- Spring 2023; Spring 2024
Courses Taught
ANTH 104 (Fall 2022): Talking Culture
ANTH 143 (Fall 2023): Biology of Human Behavior
ANTH 270 (Spring 2023, Spring 2024): Language in Culture
ANTH 103 (Summer 2025; Summer 2026): Anthro in a Changing World
Highlighted Publications
Fatima, U. A., K. B. H. Clancy, A. Brewis, N. Choudhary, M. J. Hossain, C. SturtzSreetharan, S. Trainer, and A. Wutich. 2026. “ Who is a responsible woman? Understanding the scope and characteristics of responsible womanhood amongst women in Karachi.” Feminist Anthropology e70060. https://doi.org/10.1002/fea2.70060
Recent Publications
Katherine M.N. Lee, Eleanor J Junkins, Chongliang Luo, Urooba A Fatima, Maria L. Cox, & Kathryn B.H. Clancy. (2022). Investigating trends in those who experience menstrual bleeding changes after SARS CoV-2 vaccination. Science Advances, 8(28).
Neetu Choudhary, Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Sarah Trainer, Alexandra Brewis, Amber Wutich, Kathryn B.H. Clancy, Urooba A Fatima, & Mohammad Jobayer Hossain. (2023). Managing menstruation with dignity: Worries, stress and mental health in two water-scarce urban communities in India. Global Public Health, 18(1).