tES Course Faculty
Anna Wexler
Anna Wexler, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Anna Wexler is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She received her Ph.D. from MIT's HASTS (History, Anthropology, Science, Technology & Society) Program, where her dissertation centered on the DIY brain stimulation movement. Prior to her Ph.D., Anna spent several years working as documentary filmmaker and science/travel writer; she co-directed and co-produced the feature documentary Unorthodox (2013). She received a dual BS from MIT in Brain and Cognitive Science, and in Humanities and Science with a focus in Writing and Neuroscience.