Alexis Hatch

Research Interests: History of medicine; medical humanities; public health; science policy; philosophy of science; pedagogy and higher education.

Alexis Hatch completed her AM degree in Hisotry of Science and will attend Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York. She has a background in basic and translational scientific research into drugs of abuse and addiction, focusing on compulsive cocaine seeking in rodents. Currently, Alexis is interested in drug abuse among physicians in the early twentieth century and how legitimate medicines transition to illegitimate drugs of abuse. These interests explore the intersections of physician responsibility, medical ethics, and government regulation.

Previous Degrees:

B.A., History, University of Chicago