Andréa Becker, PhD

Hi! I’m Andréa aka Dre. I’m a Mexican-American medical sociologist, researcher, and writer. I write about abortion and all things gender and health.

My book Get it Out: On the Politics of Hysterectomy draws on 100 hysterectomy stories to examine what it means to choose this procedure in a culture that devalues the uterus. It’s out now at all major booksellers!

I’m an assistant professor of Sociology at Hunter College where I teach Medical Sociology and Sociology of the Family. Previously, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, San Francisco in the research program Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH).

I think and write about the way gender, culture, and race shape our experiences with healthcare with a special interest in reproductive health and technologies. I’m especially interested in “contested medical practices,” or elements of medicine culturally deemed controversial. Much of my research centers on abortion and contraception.

Bylines include The New York Times, Slate, The Washington Post, Vox, and more. You’ll find a selection of my work here. I’m available for new assignments, media inquiries, and radio/podcast interviews.

Photo by Giovana Schluter Nunes.