Affiliation
Researcher at the Laboratory of Physiology of the Medical Faculty at the University Cheikh Anta Diop (Dakar, Senegal).

 

Address

UMI 3189 Environnement, Santé, Sociétés

Faculté de Médecine, de Pharmacie et d’Odontologie

Université Cheikh Anta Diop

BP 5005

Dakar - Fann

Sénégal

 

Contact

E-mail: enguerranmacia@yahoo.fr

Tel:(00221) 77 310 77 77

 

Biosketch

Dr. Macia holds a Ph.D in Biological Anthropology from the Joint Research Unit (UMR) involving the University of the Mediterranean (Marseille) and is also a previous Research Associate of the UMR. Dr. Macia is presently completing a Post-doctoral Degree at the Laboratory of Physiology of the Medical Faculty at the University Cheikh Anta Diop, looking at variability and invariants of the ageing process.

 

Key research/capacity building interests

 

Research Interests

• Age-related stereotypes
• Obesity
• Quality of life
• Subjective well-being
• Physical incapacities
• Power relationships
• Age identity

Capacity Building Interests

• Quantitative research designs
• Qualitative research designs
• Statistics

Key methodological skills

• Both qualitative and quantitative research designs
• Statistical analysis
• Representative samples (quota method in Senegal)

Current/planned research

• Holistic study on ageing in Senegal