B.S., Biology, B.A., Philosophy with High Distinction, Minor in Bioethics, University of Virginia, 2007-2011
M.A., Bioethics, New York University, 2012-present
Areas of Research/Interest:
Right to health care; access to health care in developing nations; global public health; exploitation and coercion of research participants in non-ideal settings; metaphysics; epistemology; meta-ethics; history of philosophy (ancient and modern).
Bio:
Alice was born in China but moved to the US during elementary school, and she also lived in Sweden somewhere along the way. She originally wanted to be a surgeon working in developing nations. But after somewhat of an early life crisis, she realized the path to becoming a surgeon in the current US health care system is against too many of her moral convictions. So she decided to continue her bioethical studies to find other ways of creating better health care systems across the globe. In her spare time, Alice likes to travel and discover new things, especially food. She enjoys photography, soccer, tennis, and running. She also loves meerkats.
External Affiliations
B.J. Diggs Thesis Award for best undergraduate thesis, “Perfect Contentful Structures” (Platonic mereology)
Publications
Martin ML, Jenkins HA, Mehring BB, Ma AC. “All Hazards, All Communities: An Approach to Disaster Preparedness and Policy.” Editors; Martin, Snyder, Faulkner. The Journal of Race and Policy. Spring/Summer 2011: vol 7, number 1, pages 26-39.
Email
alice.cong.ma@gmail.com
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