Alyssa

Student Biography

“Alyssa Shah is a member of the History Capstone Project and she is passionate about the intersection of medicine and law, specifically healthcare policy and legislation. For her final project, she produced a documentary to analyze how instances of medical malpractice were referenced to support and justify changes made to public policy and ethical standards. More specifically, her documentary focuses on the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the Pennsylvanian Holmesburg Prison Experiment as two key examples where unethical medical research exploited vulnerable populations and resulted in severe harm and disfigurement.”