Martin Benjamin

Region of Interest	Africa
Primary Country of Residence	United States of America
Title	Dr.
Affiliation	Yale University
Email	martin.benjamin@yale.edu
Mailing Address	Kamusi Project: Internet Living Swahili Dictionary Yale University Council on African Studies P.O. Box 208206 Yale University New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8206 USA
Phone/Fax Number(s)	phone: 203-432-3436 fax: 203-782-2136
Websites	http://www.yale.edu/swahili/
Countries of Specialization	Tanzania
Research Interests	Ph.D., Yale, 2000. Dissertation: 'Development Consumers: An Ethnography of "The Poorest of the Poor" and International Aid in Rural Tanzania' Editor Research and teaching interests focus Swahili language and on the relationships between Tanzanians and development programs, including economy, environment, gender, charity, power, and health.
Teaching Interests	Research and teaching interests focus Swahili language and on the relationships between Tanzanians and development programs, including economy, environment, gender, charity, power, and health.
Publications	Lead Author, Lonely Planet Swahili Phrasebook, 1998 2000-2005 Anthropological Component Leader, DANIDA, Chole Anemia Project, Mafia Island, Tanzania: Nutritional anthropologist working with entire population to design and implement pilot project to combat iron deficiency anemia. 1999-2000 Research Consultant, UNICEF & Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre: Nutritional anthropologist working with pregnant and lactating women during field trials of a multiple micronutrient beverage. 1996 Research Consultant, Concern Tanzania, Wider Impact Study
Keywords	economy ; environment ; gender ; charity ; power ; and health.