Mayari Hengstermann

Mayari Hengstermann, PhD, has worked on a variety of research projects that range from popular health culture and domestic healthcare practices, local interpretations of illnesses (and their processes), to perceptions of risk and vulnerability, cultural norms of healthcare, disease distribution, and health disparity in resource-poor settings. She is a local PI for ECOLECTIVOS, and as an anthropologist provides a unique insight into the understanding of how cultural, social, economic and political factors influence peoples' perceptions and awareness, alongside introducing practices that are sensitive and relevant to developing community interventions that will be implemented across participating communities. 

Fun Fact: Mortuary rituals and how people express grief have always fascinated Mayari. She wanted to be a mortician, but all her applications of her were rejected. It was a dead end! 

Mayari Hengstermann, PhD, has worked on a variety of research projects on popular health, household health care practices, local interpretations of disease, perceptions of risk and vulnerability, distribution of disease, and health disparities, in rural and low-income settings. scarce resources. Mayarí is the local principal investigator of ECOLECTIVOS. As an anthropologist, she provides a unique vision to understand how various factors, mainly socio-cultural ones, influence people's perceptions and practices, which will allow the development and introduction of new practices that are relevant and appropriate for the different communities that participate in the project.

Curious fact: death rituals and how people express grief have always fascinated him. He wanted to work in a funeral home, but all his applications were rejected. That dream died!