Elle Lett


Elle Lett, PhD, AM is a Black, transgender woman, statistician-epidemiologist and physician-in training. Through her work, she applies the theory and principles of Black feminism to understanding the health impacts of systemic racism, transphobia, and other forms of discrimination on oppressed groups in the United States. She holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania, master’s degrees in Biostatistics and Statistics from Duke University and the Wharton School, respectively, and a bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard College. To date, her work has focused on intersectional approaches to transgender health, police violence as a manifestation of systemic racism, reproductive justice, algorithmic fairness, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the healthcare workforce. She is completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the Computational Health Informatics Program at Boston Children's Hospital before returning to finish her medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania.
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