Bio
Christopher J. Koenig is an Assistant Professor at San Francisco State ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ, and teaches How to Evaluate Policy-Relevant Research in the HPL program. With training at the intersection of linguistics and sociology, his research focuses on the social dimensions of health and illness and emphasizes the mediating role of communication on the social, organizational, and cultural context of providing health care. He specializes in the use of video and ethnography as tools to facilitate reflective practice. In the long-term, his goal is to improve the delivery of healthcare by studying culture and communication as a social process.
Education
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The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Arts in Spanish Language and Literature -
The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Texas at Austin
Master of Arts in Foreign Language Education -
The ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Texas at Austin
Master of Arts in Communication Studies -
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of California, Los Angeles
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Applied Linguistics -
¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of California, San Francisco and Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute
Postdoctoral Fellow in Health Policy Research