Alejandra Estrin Dashe

I’ve always been interested in human cultural and biological diversity. This interest led me to become a biological anthropologist. I studied anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to achieve this goal. My research was on stress, social support and acculturating immigrant communities. My work took place at an urban complementary healthcare clinic in Milwaukee, WI. I observed immigrant Mexican women in their day-to-day lives and learned about how they used social support to handle biologic and psychological stress. 

Currently, my academic specialty is college-level science education, emphasizing in the disciplines of biology, sociology and anthropology. I have taught natural and social science classes for over 15 years. My goal is to give students the opportunity to learn about science, sociology and the culture of health care.