Liberal Arts and Sciences
Østebø Lab
Led by Marit Østebø · Anthropology
What we study
The lab studies how policy models and global health practices spread across borders, focusing on gender equality and development in Ethiopia. Research uses multi-sited, institutional, and autoethnographic methods.
What working here is like
- Fieldwork
- Reading, writing & theory
- Surveys & interviews
- Human participants
- Coding helps
- Projects
- 2
Current projects
Public-Private Partnerships in Development
Explores the role of public-private partnerships in Ethiopia's development field.
Homelessness, Mental Health, and Barriers to Care in Gainesville, FL
This ethnographic study interviews homeless people with mental illness and local providers in Gainesville, FL. It identifies common barriers to mental health care, such as transportation and substance abuse, to help improve access to psychiatric services.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 294
Summaries are written by AI in plain language from public symposium abstracts and may be imperfect.
How to reach out
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