Kendra G. Hotz is the Robert R. Waller Chair of Population Health at Rhodes College where she also serves as the inaugural director of the Institute for Health Equity and Community Justice and as founding chair of the Health Equity Program. Hotz is a Faculty-in-Residence at The Center for Bioethics and Health Equity at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital and is currently completing a yearlong certification in pediatric bioethics at the Center for Bioethics at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Dr. Hotz’s research and teaching focus on the relationship between social inequalities and health, health humanities, and ethics.
Her courses include:
Dr. Hotz is the co-author of four books and a dozen articles and chapters. Her published works include:
Dr. Hotz is an avid transportation cyclist who lives in downtown Memphis with her spouse Matt and their dog Argos.
