  virginia abernethy (born 1934) is an american professor emerita of psychiatry and anthropology at vanderbilt university school of medicine best known for work on population demography and for being a white separatist. ==biography== ===early life=== virginia deane abernethy was born in 1934 in cuba."about virginia", dr. abernethy's home page, retrieved oct 19, 2009.anita wadhwani, hate watch list includes retired vanderbilt professor, usa today, october 22, 2012 she grew up in argentina and new york city. she was educated at riverdale country school in new york city. she received a b.a. from wellesley college, an m.b.a. from vanderbilt university, and ph.d. from harvard university. ===career=== she was professor of psychiatry and anthropology at vanderbilt university in nashville, tennessee for twenty years. she retired in the 1990s, and still retains an office on campus as professor emerita. she is an anthropology fellow of the american association for the advancement of science. she describes herself as an "ethnic separatist". an outspoken opponent of immigration, she has called for a complete moratorium on immigration into the united states. she claims that immigrants devalue the workforce, deplete scarce resources, adversely impact carrying capacity, and that third world immigration has led to a rise in dangerous diseases within the united states.toq-virginia deane abernethy - tb and immigration-vol 2 no 3 she has countered claims of racism against her by pointing to her friendship with jesse lee peterson. in 2012 the anti-defamation league referred to her as an "unabashed white supremacist", which she denied. adding her to a list of 30 new activists heading th
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