# Jennifer van der Grinten English Instructor, AP Capstone Seminar, Christo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School ![van_der_griten.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum9516/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/hos/files/van_der_griten.jpg?itok=ryznhQOz) email laptop\_windows [Professional Web Site](http://www.cristoreyatlanta.org/About/Faculty-Staff-Directory) *Research Interests: History of medicine and the body; East Asia; the early work of Wilhem Reich on bioelectricity.* ;ldkfda; fka;slf kdl;sk Graduated from Bard College with a bachelor's degree, where she did ethnographic work with former substance abusers who achieved sobriety through Falun Dafa. She became interested in the history of medicine and the body while completing her master's degree in Japanese studies. Currently, she is researching the history of medicine in interwar Europe, with a focus on the intersection of psychoanalysis, physiology, and dialectical materialism. **Degrees:** BA., Religion and Asian Studies, Bard College AM., Regional Studies East Asia, Harvard University PhD., History of Science, Harvard University - ## People Categories [Recent Alumni](/current-persons/alumni) - ## Graduate Research Interests [East Asian Studies](/graduate-research-interests/east-asian-studies) [History of Biology](/graduate-research-interests/history-biology) [History of Medicine](/graduate-research-interests/history-medicine) [Science and Religion](/graduate-research-interests/science-and-religion)