Welcoming Anthony Ryan Hatch, PhD, to the Faculty Scholars Program Committee

The Greenwall Foundation is excited to welcome Anthony Ryan Hatch, PhD, Professor and Chair of the College of Science and Technology Studies at Wesleyan University, to the Faculty Scholars Program Committee. The Program Committee provides oversight and direction for the Program and is involved not only with selection of the Scholars but also with mentoring and professional development activities.

At Wesleyan, Prof. Hatch holds affiliations with the Departments of African American Studies, Environmental Studies, and Sociology, and regularly contributes to social justice and sustainability initiatives. He is the founding director of Black Box Labs, a research and training laboratory offering faculty mentorship and research collaboration opportunities on technology and inequality to undergraduates. His proudest professional accomplishment, he says, is his “[collaboration] with young scholars to study the social and political forces that shape scientific research, biomedical technologies, and health inequalities.”

Prof. Hatch lectures widely on health systems, medical technology, and social inequalities. He is the author of Silent Cells: The Secret Drugging of Captive America, as well as Blood Sugar: Racial Pharmacology and Food Justice in Black America. In 2020, he was featured in the PBS documentary, Blood Sugar Rising, exploring the history and science of diabetes through personal narratives. He is a Hastings Center Fellow, co-lead within the Sydney Center for Healthy Societies, and member of the Health and Social Equity Collective at King’s College London and the Racial Democracy, Crime, and Justice Network at Rutgers University. He also serves on several scientific advisory boards, including at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, and the National Academy of Medicine.

“Tony brings wide-ranging experience and expertise to the Program Committee, and his clear dedication to mentorship and service are an outstanding fit for the Faculty Scholars Program,” Foundation President & CEO Michelle Groman, JD, said. “I know he’ll make lasting contributions to our flagship program, and I look forward to working together as it continues to grow and evolve.”