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Andrew Lea

Election Year: 2014

Election Constituency: United States of America

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Washington & Balliol 2014

Andrew Lea

Biography

Other Information: Andrew S. Lea, Richland, is a senior at Harvard concentrating in history and science. Elected as a junior to Phi Beta Kappa and with a perfect academic record across natural science, social science and the humanities, he focuses on the social and ethical implications of science and medicine. He is editor-in-chief of the only undergraduate journal of the history of science in the country. Andrew has volunteered for two years at a homeless shelter and works as a patient advocate for the indigent. His senior thesis is on sex reassignment and gender policing. He competes in triathlon and has published essays and commentaries in a wide variety of journals.