Caitlin Leach

Caitlin Leach received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from University of the Sciences and her MS in Women's & Gender Studies from Towson University. Her current research investigates how critical theory – such as Black feminist theory, queer theory, and disability justice – can transform clinical practice, research, and health policy. 

Areas of Interest

• Feminist science and technology studies
• Design justice and feminist data visualization
• Critical medical humanities
• Bioethics

Degrees

• Doctor of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences
• Master of Science in Women's & Gender Studies, Towson University
• B.S. in Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Studies, University of the Sciences

 Selected Publications

 Leach C. Design justice for design bioethics. American Journal of Bioethics. 2021 Jun;21(6):63-66.

Leach C. Lessons from the elsewhere-elsewhen. Narrative Inquiry in Bioethics. 2020;10(2):E17-E19.

Leach C, Seung H, Layson-Wolf C. Student pharmacists’ perceptions of transgender health management. Currents in Pharmacy Teaching and Learning. 2019 Dec;11(12):1254-1258.

Leach C, Layson-Wolf C. Survey of community pharmacy residents’ perceptions of transgender health management. Journal of the American Pharmacist Association (2003). 2016 Jul-Aug;56(4):441-445.

Leach C. Pharmacotherapy considerations in the management of transgender patients: an alternative viewpoint. Pharmacotherapy: The Journal of Human Pharmacology and Drug Therapy. 2016 Apr;36(4):e28-9.

 Selected Conference Presentations and Exhibitions

• Biohacking Insulin: Baltimore Underground Science Space. Smithsonian FUTURES Exhibit. October 2021.
• Making Art at the End of the World: A Prescription for Research-Creation (art exhibition and presentation). American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Meeting. October 2021.
• Design Justice for Design Bioethics. American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Meeting. October 2021.
• Pharmako-Logics of Injustice (art exhibition and presentation). American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Meeting. Virtual. October 2020.
• The Pharmaceuticalization of Women’s Sexuality: (Re)Constructing the Reproductive Body. Reproductive Ethics Conference. Albany, New York. April 2019.

Contact

Email: leachc@umd.edu

Website: caitlinleach.com