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Arafaat A. Valiani

Associate Professor
History
Phone: 541-346-5763
Office: 301 McKenzie Hall, 1288 University Of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1288
Office Hours: Tuesday, Wednesdays 1:00pm-2:30pm, and by appointment.

Biography

Arafaat Valiani's teaching and research focuses on the history of life sciences, and his regional areas of specialization are South Asia and its diasporas. He also leads a collaborative team of scholars and students who draw on insights from the history of medicine in order to make contributions to the medical humanities through research on human genomics and community. Such contributions engage in scholarly and public debates concerning the role of biotechnology in effective public health policy. 

Please contact Dr. Valiani for a fuller profile of his research and teaching at valiani@uoregon.edu    

Dr. Valiani welcomes inquiries but is not currently taking graduate students. 

 

Education

Ph.D. Columbia University

MA London School of Economics/School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London)

BFa Concordia University (Montréal, Canada)

Publications

Please contact Dr. Valiani for a fuller profile of his publications at valiani@uoregon.edu    

Honors and Awards

2024 National Endowment for the Humanities

2023 Killam Laureate and Visiting Scholar, The Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, The University of Calgary (Canada)

National Science Foundation

Ford Foundation

Kluge Fellowship, Library of Congress

Wenner-Gren Foundation

American Institute of Indian Studies

Oregon Humanities Fellowship