Emilie Lacy

Meet Emilie

Why did you choose DHD at UIC?
I choose DHD at UIC because it is the only true disability studies program in the nation. I wanted to be fully immersed in disability studies as I did not have formal training in disability prior to attending UIC.

What do you want to do with a DHD degree?
I want to become a professor at a medical school to help train the next generation of doctors to care for their patients as people, not cases.

Research Interests
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries & Women’s Health

Awards and Honors
25th Class of the Chicago Area Albert Schweitzer Fellowship

Education
Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science, Pacific University, 2015. Master of Education, Diversity & Equity, University of California Riverside, 2018