Dr. Rudrum is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Acadia University in Nova Scotia. She received her doctorate at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at UBC. She is concerned with issues of health equity, particularly in relation to gender relations and transnational (global) health activities. Her book, Global Health and The Village: Transnational Contexts Governing Birth in Northern Uganda, was recently published with University of Toronto Press. Other current research investigates health care provider responses to the climate crisis and maternity care closer to home including in rural Nova Scotia. Sarah holds an MA in Women’s Studies from York University and a BA in English from The University of Northern British Columbia.