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Rahul Oka

Associate Research Professor Faculty Fellow at Kellogg Kroc Lucy Family Institute Eck ECI Concurrent Professor of Africana Studies

University of Notre Dame

Affiliations

College of Arts and Letters

Africana Studies

Anthropology

Keough School of Global Affairs

Rahul Oka is currently serving as an Africana Studies Associate Research Professor Faculty Fellow at Kellogg Kroc Lucy Family Institute Eck ECI Concurrent Professor of Africana Studies at University of Notre Dame.

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Rahul Oka

University of Notre Dame

Associate Research Professor Faculty Fellow at Kellogg Kroc Lucy Family Institute Eck ECI Concurrent Professor of Africana Studies

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public health mental health anthropology behavioral sciences migration studies endocrinology cultural anthropology kakuma refugee camp psychiatry medical anthropology health psychology human biology psychosocial research social support medical sociology international migration social science research refugee studies social anthropology african development social epidemiology forced migration social medicine correctional practice men's studies refugee presence turkana county adaptation public health nutrition family psychology women's studies psychoneuroendocrinology neuroscience of aging sociobiology experimental gerontology american studies physical anthropology loneliness american archaeology community health humanitarian aid family relationships social policy research parent leadership population science behavioral health community mental health human physiology socioeconomics masculinity population displacement african diaspora indigenous peoples erectile dysfunction informal economy regional relevance social gerontology population aging mating psychology biogerontology trade patterns regional development human ecology refugee lives refugee wait migration experiences mental well-being nail cortisol historical perspective excessive accumulation positive effects depression risk large population-representative study testosterone levels main driver ethnography anthropological theory sociocultural anthropology regional research economic anthropology east asian studies

Notable Scholarly Works

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Refugee Health and Physiological Profiles in Transitional Settlements in Serbia and Kenya: Comparative Evidence for Effects of Gender and Social Support. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2024)

Lee T. GettlerJelena Jankovic-RankovicRieti G. GengoGeeta N. EickMarcela Pfaff NashEwoton Newton ArumahAdan Mohammed BoruSaid Ahmed AliSamuel S. UrlacherJerrold S. MeyerJ. Josh SnodgrassRahul C. Oka

mental healthpublic healthpsychosocial researchtransitional settlementspsychiatrycomparative evidencepsychoneuroendocrinologyphysiological profilesendocrinologyrefugee healthsocial supportpsychology

Many a Slip Between Cup and Lip: Navigating Noncitizenship and School-To-Work Transitions in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Journal of Refugee Studies (2023)

Michelle J BellinoRahul OkaMarcela Ortiz-GuerreroDeng Mabil KhotAli Adan AbdiArii Awar Magdalene

educationnavigating noncitizenshipschool-to-work transitionskakuma refugee camprefugee studiesrehabilitation

Transient Refugees' Social Support, Mental Health, and Physiological Markers: Evidence From Serbian Asylum Centers. American Journal of Human Biology (2022)

Jelena Jankovic‐RankovicRahul C. OkaJerrold S. MeyerJ. Josh SnodgrassGeeta N. EickLee T. Gettler

mental healthpublic healthpsychosocial researchcorrectional practicebehavioral healthhealth psychologyserbian asylum centerscommunity mental healthhuman biologysocial psychologymigration studiessocial supportpsychologyphysiological markerstransient refugeesbiological anthropologyhuman physiologybehavioral sciences

Introducing an Anthropology of Convenience. Economic Anthropology (2021)

Rahul Oka

anthropologycultural anthropology

Exploring Sources of Insecurity for Ethiopian Oromo and Somali Women Who Have Given Birth in Kakuma Refugee Camp: A Qualitative Study. PLoS Medicine (2020)

Amber Trujillo LallaKatherine Farrell GinsbachNaomi PenneyArsity ShamsudinRahul Oka

population displacementcorrectional practicequalitative studyforced migrationpsychologymental healthpublic healthwomen's studieskakuma refugee campdemographysomali womenethiopian oromoqualitative researchpsychiatryafrican diasporamigration studiesindigenous peoplesmaternal healthrefugee studies

Forced Migration Experiences, Mental Well-Being, and Nail Cortisol Among Recently Settled Refugees in Serbia. Social Science & Medicine (2020)

Jelena Jankovic-RankovicRahul C. OkaJerrold S. MeyerLee T. Gettler

mental healthpsychosocial researchmigration experiencessocial science researchmental well-beinghealth psychologymedical anthropologysocial sciencessocial epidemiologyforced migrationnail cortisolsociologymedical sociologybehavioral sciencessocial medicineinternational migration

Testosterone Moderates the Effects of Social Support on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Older Us Men. American Journal of Human Biology (2019)

Lee T. GettlerMallika S. SarmaRieti G. GengoRahul C. OkaJames J. McKenna

mental healthneuroscience of agingsociobiologysocial gerontologyhealth psychologypopulation agingmating psychologyageinghuman biologybiogerontologysocial sciencesexperimental gerontologymen's studiessociologysocial supportmedical sociologybehavioral sciencesamerican studies

Trade, Traders, and Trading Systems: Macromodeling of Trade, Commerce, and Civilization in the Indian Ocean. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2018)

Rahul Oka

trade patternsindian oceantradecivilizationsinternational trade

Adiposity, Cvd Risk Factors and Testosterone. Evolution Medicine and Public Health (2017)

Lee T GettlerMallika S SarmaRieti G GengoRahul C OkaJames J McKenna

cardiovascular diseasepublic healthcvd risk factorsmedicineevolutionary biologyendocrinologyerectile dysfunction

Population is the Main Driver of War Group Size and Conflict Casualties. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)

Rahul C. OkaMarc KisselMark GolitkoSusan Guise SheridanNam C. KimAgustín Fuentes

population sciencemain driverepidemiologypopulation biologyconflict casualtieswar group size

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Rahul Oka

Associate Research Professor Faculty Fellow at Kellogg Kroc Lucy Family Institute Eck ECI Concurrent Professor of Africana Studies

University of Notre Dame

Affiliations

College of Arts and Letters

Africana Studies

Anthropology

Keough School of Global Affairs

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Rahul Oka

University of Notre Dame

Associate Research Professor Faculty Fellow at Kellogg Kroc Lucy Family Institute Eck ECI Concurrent Professor of Africana Studies

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Refugee Health and Physiological Profiles in Transitional Settlements in Serbia and Kenya: Comparative Evidence for Effects of Gender and Social Support. Psychoneuroendocrinology (2024)

Lee T. GettlerJelena Jankovic-RankovicRieti G. GengoGeeta N. EickMarcela Pfaff NashEwoton Newton ArumahAdan Mohammed BoruSaid Ahmed AliSamuel S. UrlacherJerrold S. MeyerJ. Josh SnodgrassRahul C. Oka

mental healthpublic healthpsychosocial researchtransitional settlementspsychiatrycomparative evidencepsychoneuroendocrinologyphysiological profilesendocrinologyrefugee healthsocial supportpsychology

Many a Slip Between Cup and Lip: Navigating Noncitizenship and School-To-Work Transitions in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Journal of Refugee Studies (2023)

Michelle J BellinoRahul OkaMarcela Ortiz-GuerreroDeng Mabil KhotAli Adan AbdiArii Awar Magdalene

educationnavigating noncitizenshipschool-to-work transitionskakuma refugee camprefugee studiesrehabilitation

Transient Refugees' Social Support, Mental Health, and Physiological Markers: Evidence From Serbian Asylum Centers. American Journal of Human Biology (2022)

Jelena Jankovic‐RankovicRahul C. OkaJerrold S. MeyerJ. Josh SnodgrassGeeta N. EickLee T. Gettler

Introducing an Anthropology of Convenience. Economic Anthropology (2021)

Rahul Oka

anthropologycultural anthropology

Exploring Sources of Insecurity for Ethiopian Oromo and Somali Women Who Have Given Birth in Kakuma Refugee Camp: A Qualitative Study. PLoS Medicine (2020)

Amber Trujillo LallaKatherine Farrell GinsbachNaomi PenneyArsity ShamsudinRahul Oka

Forced Migration Experiences, Mental Well-Being, and Nail Cortisol Among Recently Settled Refugees in Serbia. Social Science & Medicine (2020)

Jelena Jankovic-RankovicRahul C. OkaJerrold S. MeyerLee T. Gettler

Testosterone Moderates the Effects of Social Support on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Older Us Men. American Journal of Human Biology (2019)

Lee T. GettlerMallika S. SarmaRieti G. GengoRahul C. OkaJames J. McKenna

Trade, Traders, and Trading Systems: Macromodeling of Trade, Commerce, and Civilization in the Indian Ocean. Cambridge University Press eBooks (2018)

Rahul Oka

trade patternsindian oceantradecivilizationsinternational trade

Adiposity, Cvd Risk Factors and Testosterone. Evolution Medicine and Public Health (2017)

Lee T GettlerMallika S SarmaRieti G GengoRahul C OkaJames J McKenna

cardiovascular diseasepublic healthcvd risk factorsmedicineevolutionary biologyendocrinologyerectile dysfunction

Population is the Main Driver of War Group Size and Conflict Casualties. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)

Rahul C. OkaMarc KisselMark GolitkoSusan Guise SheridanNam C. KimAgustín Fuentes

population sciencemain driverepidemiologypopulation biologyconflict casualtieswar group size

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2
3
10 / page

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