Robbie E. Davis-Floyd

Robbie Davis-Floyd PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas Austin and Fellow of the Society for Applied Anthropology, is a medical anthropologist specializing in the anthropology of reproduction. In a departure from academia, she has coedited, with Robyn Hass, a brand new book called Surviving the Death of Your Ex: Managing the Grief No One Talks About (2016, available from amazon). An international speaker and researcher, she is author of over 80 articles and of Birth as an American Rite of Passage (1992, 2004); coauthor of From Doctor to Healer: The Transformative Journey (1998); and coeditor of eight collections, including Childbirth and Authoritative Knowledge: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (1997); Cyborg Babies: From Techno-Sex to Techno-Tots (1998); and Mainstreaming Midwives: The Politics of Change (2006). Birth Models That Work (2009) highlights optimal models of birth care around the world, and will soon be followed by Volume II: Birth Models on the Global Frontier (co-edited with Betty-Anne Daviss, forthcoming 2016). Robbie speaks frequently at national and international childbirth, obstetrical, and midwifery conferences around the world. She currently serves as Editor for the International MotherBaby Childbirth Initiative (IMBCI): 10 Steps to Optimal Maternity Care (www.imbci.org), Board Member of the International MotherBaby Childbirth Organization (IMBCO), and Senior Advisor to the Council on Anthropology and Reproduction. Her email is davis-floyd@mail.utexas.edu.