Dr. Anna Wexler

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Anna Wexler is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania focusing on medical ethics and health policy. She studies the ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding emerging technologies, emphasizing do-it-yourself (DIY) medicine, citizen science, direct-to-consumer health products, online patient communities, neuroscience technology, and alternative neurotherapies. Wexler is the principal investigator at Wexler Lab and has received the 2018 NIH Director's Early Independence Award. She is also a board member of the International Neuroethics Society and serves as the associate editor for the AJOB Neuroscience journal. Wexler has authored essays published in prestigious outlets such as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Slate, and STAT. She holds a Ph.D. in History, Anthropology, Science, Technology, and Society from MIT, where her dissertation focused on the DIY brain stimulation movement. Prior to her academic career, she worked as a documentary filmmaker and science/travel writer, co-directing and co-producing the feature documentary 'Unorthodox'.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Letters of Recommendation (2-3)
  • Resume/CV
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Essays
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