evidence: Emily Brunson, associate anthropology professor, advises that schools need to provide clear information and help facilitate access to vaccines without rebuking or lecturing parents who have not yet gotten themselves or their children vaccinated. [...] Emily Brunson, a medical anthropologist and assistant professor of anthropology, explains that more social outreach is needed to convince those hesitant of receiving the vaccine to get it. [...] Emily K. Brunson, associate professor of anthropology, has researched how social networks play an important role in parents’ decisions about vaccinating their children. "Personal connections actually mattered more than official statements that people might read," says Brunson.