Cheri Geckler
Areas of Expertise
Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology; Photographic Art; Social Activism (Political and Gender Issues in Sudan and Microfinancing of Women’s Cooperatives in Guatemala)
Email: cgeckler@brandeis.edu
Current Project
The first project is aimed at improving the financial well-being of women in Guatemala by creating a collaborative to produce quality clothing from alpaca fiber. Microfinance strategies are being used to support the collaborative and individual members. The second project, visual art, is designed to portray the impact of environmental degradation on human health vis-à-vis discrete biological systems.
Biography
Cheri’s involvement in social activism is centered on the young women and men who escaped the violence in South Sudan by re-settling in the U.S., often after living in refugee camps for many years. Cheri is on the board of the Sudanese Educational Fund, a non-profit dedicated to educational advancement for men and women, and family-oriented support for women in particular. Also, Cheri is working with a group in Guatemala to create a women’s cooperative in the fiber arts through microfinancing.
Cheri’s interest in the visual arts is centered on portraying the exquisite beauty of various biological systems and on environmental issues such as the impact of industrial development and decay.

Education
Ph.D., The Ohio State University
M.A., The Ohio State University
B.A., Allegheny College
Representative Publications
Born, P. and C. Geckler. “HMO Quality and Financial Performance: Is There a Connection?” Journal of Health Care Finance 24.1 (1998): 65-77.
Geckler, Cheri. Medical Practice Perspectives and Decision Making in Medical Residents, A Working Paper Series. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, 1997.


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