Adia Benton

Adia Benton is an American cultural and medical anthropologist. She won the 2017 Rachel Carson Prize for her book HIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone[1] from the Society for Social Studies of Science. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Anthropology and African Studies at Northwestern University.[2]

Adia Benton
Born1977 (age 43–44)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAnthropologist, Professor
AwardsRachel Carson Prize
Academic background
Education
Academic work
DisciplineMedical anthropology, science and technology studies
InstitutionsNorthwestern University
Notable worksHIV Exceptionalism: Development Through Disease in Sierra Leone

References
  1. Benton, Aida. HIV exceptionalism : development through disease in Sierra Leone. Minneapolis. ISBN 9781452943848. OCLC 903645936.
  2. "4S Prizes | Society for Social Studies of Science". www.4sonline.org. Retrieved October 19, 2018.


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