Rayna Rapp
| Rayna Rapp | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1946 |
| Other names | Rayna R. Reiter |
| Occupation | Anthropologist Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ph.D., University of Michigan, Anthropology, 1969-73 M.A., University of Michigan, Anthropology, 1968-69 B.S., University of Michigan, Anthropology (with Honors), 1964-68 |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Medical Anthropology |
| Institutions | New School for Social Research (1973-1998) New York University (2001-present) |
Rayna Rapp (former Rayna R. Reiter) is a professor and associate chair of anthropology at New York University, specializing in gender and health; the politics of reproduction; science, technology, and genetics; and disability in the United States and Europe. She has contributed over 80 published works to the field of anthropology, independently, as a co-author, editor, and forward-writing, including Robbie Davis-Floyd and Carolyn Sargent's Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge. Her 1999 book,Testing Women, Testing the Fetus: the Social Impact of Amniocentesis in America, received multiple awards upon release and has been praised for providing "invaluable insights into the first generation of women who had to decide whether or not to terminate their pregnancies on the basis of amniocentesis result". She co-authored many articles with Faye Ginsburg, including Enabling Disability: Rewriting Kinship, Reimagining Citizenship, a topic the pair has continued to research.
Rapp received her PhD from the University of Michigan in 1973 after completing her Bachelor's (with honors) and Master's degrees from 1964-1969, each in Anthropology. After obtaining her PhD, Rapp continued her academic career at the New School For Social Research from 1973-1998, where she chaired the Anthropology department and founded and chaired the Graduate Program in Gender Studies and Feminist Theory. She published Testing Women, Testing the Women in 1999 after fifteen years of field work during her time there. In 2001, Rapp became a professor of Anthropology at New York University, acquiring the role of Associate Chair of the Department in 2010. She served on the Executive Board of the American Anthropological Association from 2012-2015.
Rapp has spoken at multiple universities and conferences around the United States and Europe, including the University of Texas at Austin, University of Kentucky, and the MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics.
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