Richard Guy Parker (born 1956) is a

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of sociomedical sciences and of

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, arts and sciences, at the

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, where he received an award for teaching excellence in 2004.Columbia faculty page
(accessed 27 September 2014). He serves as director of the university's Center for the Study of Culture, Politics, and Health. Parker received a bachelor's degree (BA, 1980), a master's degree (MA, 1981), and a doctorate (PhD, 1988) from the

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. Parker is

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of the

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'' Global Public Health''.Editorial Board of Global Public Health
Taylor & Francis online web site (accessed 27 September 2014).

Works

* (edited book) * (edited book) * (original edition 1991, ) * * * (edited book) * * (Portuguese) * (edited book)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Richard G. Living people Columbia University faculty American anthropologists 1956 births