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 UK Public Health Rapid Support Team, I am currently engaged in multiple research projects, including integrating social science into Africa CDC's public health operations, identifying research priorities for cholera outbreak responses in Southern Africa, and evaluating the implementation of the MHPSS Minimum Service Package for infectious disease outbreaks in Uganda.
My research has been published in journals such as BMC Medical Ethics, BMC Public Health, International Journal of Qualitative Methods, Citizenship Studies, Gender and Education, and NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies.
Selected Publications
