Scholar Power: Dr. Tuba Agartan, associate professor of health policy and management
HIGHEST DEGREE: Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton
EXPERTISE: sociology of health and illness, health care reform, and comparative health policy and global health
NEWSWORTHY: Agartan completed her two-year Takemi fellowship in August 2018. The Takemi Program in International Health is an interdisciplinary research program that aims to improve health and health systems around the world by bringing mid-career health professionals and scholars to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to conduct research and develop their leadership skills. Agartan’s work focused on how reforms in her native Turkey impacted the working conditions of public-sector physicians.
She is a faculty fellow in PC’s Center for Teaching Excellence and the global engagement track sponsor for PC’s new business and innovation minor.
QUOTABLE: “As a sociologist who studies health policy and global health, I share my passion for improving social justice and health equity every day in the classroom. I am also very excited about the work we do at Providence College on global learning and engagement. With the Center for Teaching Excellence and the new minor, I work with faculty, students, staff, and administrators to develop global engagement and social responsibility as core educational priorities.”
HOBBIES: yoga, cooking
YEARS AT PC: 11
