Benjamin Junge

Benjamin Junge is a Full Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at New Paltz, where an academic career has spanned several roles since 2007, including positions as Associate Professor and Assistant Professor. Benjamin Junge has authored the book "Cynical Citizenship: Gender, Regionalism and Political Subjectivity in Porto Alegre, Brazil" and co-edited works such as "Lived Religion and Lived Citizenship" and the upcoming "Precarious Democracy: Ethnographies of Hope, Despair and Resistance in Brazil." In addition to current responsibilities at SUNY New Paltz, Benjamin Junge serves as a Weatherhead Residential Scholar at the School for Advanced Research. Prior experience includes a role as Research Fellow at The Wilson Center and serving as Needle Exchange Research Director at Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. Benjamin Junge holds a PhD in Anthropology from Emory University, as well as Master of Health Science degrees from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and a BA in East Asian Studies from Wesleyan University.