Douglas A. Feldman

Major Influences on Professional Life:

Professors: Dr. Barbara Joans, Dr. Lawrence Krader, Dr. Morton Levine, Dr. Esther Newton, Dr. June Starr.

Colleagues: Dr. Vince Gil, Dr. Carole Hill, Dr. Peggy O'Hara Murdock, Dr. Orlando Gomez-Marin, Dr. Ralph Bolton, Dr. Norris Lang, Dr. William Leap, Dr. Susan Scrimshaw, Dr. Francis Conant, and many others.

Subfields of Interest within Anthropology:

Medical anthropology, applied anthropology, biological anthropology, gay and lesbian studies, HIV prevention, AIDS care evaluation, social dimensions of HIV/AIDS, health policy, human sexuality, human evolution, behavioral change.

Interests within G/L/B/T/Q Anthropology:

Human evolution of homosexuality; global glbt issues, gay politics.

Regions of specialization and Languages:

USA, sub-Saharan Africa (especially Zambia).

Major Publications:

Books:

The AIDS Crisis: A Documentary History (Greenwood Press 1998)
Global AIDS Policy (Bergin and Garvey 1994
Culture and AIDS (Praeger 1990
The Social Dimensions of AIDS: Method and Theory (Praeger 1986)

Selected Articles:

"Stonewall Revisited: Why are the Fort Lauderdale Police Still Raiding Gay Bars in the Gay 90's?" CityLink, pp. 13–15, September 8, 1999.
"Gay Youth and AIDS," Journal of Homosexuality, 17(1/2): 185–193, 1989.
"Let Gays Marry," The Miami Herald, p.8A, July 30, 1996.

Other Relevant Information (Current research, interests, goals):

Currently conducting NSF-funded study on HIV prevention in Zambia.
Conducted funded program on HIV prevention for gay high school students in Miami.
Conducted gay-related research in New York and South Florida.