Alecia McGregor was a postdoctoral research associate in the CHW from 2014-2016.  She earned her Ph.D. in Health Policy, with a certificate in Latin American Studies, from Harvard University in 2014.

Alecia’s research interests include the role of religion, social movements, and institutions in health care politics, and some of her past work has focused on HIV/AIDS, health inequalities, health system financing, and mental health policy.   Her doctoral dissertation analyzed the politics of health care provision in both the United States and Brazil.   Currently, her research examines the political and historical determinants of drug treatment policies in Brazil.  

At CHW, she provided academic support to students pursuing the Global Health and Health Policy certificate at Princeton.