 She draws systematically and imaginatively upon anthropological, psychological, historical, and biological insights and integrates observations and analyses from her own studies in American, Western European, and Central African societies.”

Fox went on to combine ethnography with history in her study of the development of the Congolese medical profession (1968).During the years of 1962-1967 she made five trips to Congo-Léopoldville.The Republic of Congo was a newly independent country when she was visiting.