The Program in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
Robert Slovikowsky is a double major in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies (concentrating in Health and Disability) and Biology, with a minor in Chemistry. His interests pertain to queer and trans health equity: particularly, how homophobia, transphobia, and heterosexuality as the presumptive norm impact queer health outcomes and access. He served as Outreach Chair for UNAIDS at Penn and Community Engagement Chair for the pre-health fraternity Alpha Iota Gamma, organizing healthcare equity and fundraising initiatives focused on the politics of positional and relational acknowledgment, access, and the effects of marginalization on care delivery. He is also a volunteer EMT with Penn’s Medical Emergency Response Team (MERT), using individualized care practices that are grounded in trust, empathetic understanding, and respect. Following graduation, Robert aspires to attend medical school while also engaging in health equity policy reform and activism.