Jada Benn Torres
Jada Benn Torres, PhD, is a genetic anthropologist , Associate Professor, and Director of the Genetic Anthropology and Biocultural Studies Laboratory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. For the past 17 years, Dr. Benn Torres has researched the population genetics of Caribbean communities in order to examine their ancestry, colonial, and post-colonial experiences. Her second emerging research interest combines the tools and methods of genetic epidemiology with anthropology in order to holistically examine women’s health disparities across human populations.
Jada Benn Torres, PhD, is a genetic anthropologist , Associate Professor, and Director of the Genetic Anthropology and Biocultural Studies Laboratory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. For the past 17 years, Dr. Benn Torres has researched the population genetics of Caribbean communities in order to examine their ancestry, colonial, and post-colonial experiences. Her second emerging research interest combines the tools and methods of genetic epidemiology with anthropology in order to holistically examine women’s health disparities across human populations.
Keywords: genetic anthropology , ancestry , admixture , health disparities , women’s health