May 12, 2025 — The department is pleased to announce that the new Director of the Health and Society Program will be Elizabeth Berk. Berk, currently appointed as a Lecturer of Anthropology, is a medical anthropologist whose research examines chronic illness and civil society in contemporary Lebanon. She received her PhD in Anthropology from Yale University in 2021.
The Health and Society Program, which is housed in the Department of Anthropology, is among the university’s most popular and competitive majors. Its students routinely win SMU’s top undergraduate prizes and continue on to leading medical schools and careers in health-related fields.