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Katelyn Friedline

Katelyn Friedline

Ph.D. Student

Education

BA in Advertising, with a Consumer Research Specialization, and a Minor in Public Policy from The University of Alabama

MA in Media, Culture, and Technology from the University of Virginia

Research Interests

Disability Studies, Social and Economic Histories of Medicine, Infrastructure Studies, Platform Studies, Electronic Medical Records, History of Third Party Insurance, Commodification of Bodies, Medical Data Privacy, Patient Autonomy, History of Medical Recordkeeping, Technologization of Medicine, Medical Efficiency

My previous research has explored MyChart, the Electronic Health Record Platform, and analyzed its modern history and rise to marketplace dominance. I am interested in further exploring the intertwined social and economic histories of medicine and technology surrounding medical recordkeeping, within the US from the turn of the 20th century to present day.