Duke Kunshan University Global Health Program welcomed the joining of Dr. Marius Wamsiedel on July 1st, 2022. He serves as an Assistant Professor of Global Health, conducting research and teaching at Duke Kunshan University.

Dr. Wamsiedel received his Ph.D. from the University of Hong Kong (2016), M.A. from the University of Bucharest, and B.A. from the University of Arizona (2009, magna cum laude). As a medical sociologist by training, Dr. Wamsiedel conducts research at the intersection between society, culture, and health. His works have examined the social categorization of patients, the structural and interpersonal barriers to health care, and racial health inequities. He is currently working on a monograph about the moral evaluation of emergency room patients and a study of cultures of learning in international universities in China. Prior to joining Duke Kunshan University, Dr. Wamsiedel was a Lecturer in the Department of Health and Environmental Sciences at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (2017-2022). Since 2020, he has been a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.