Eva Strelitz-Block

Eva Strelitz-Block, BA (she/her) is a medical student at Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin (UT) and an aspiring physician-scientist. During her undergraduate at UT, she participated in a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program to exploring family planning access and experiences in Rwanda and was a research assistant for the Population Research Center supporting a portfolio of research investigating the impact of reproductive healthcare policies on Texans’ and Missippians’ access to care. Additionally, she conducted independent research for her senior thesis on the role of abortion legality on Texas medical students’ residency-decision making and her research was selected for presentation at the Society of Family Planning’s Annual Conference in 2022. Prior to medical school, she gained frontline clinical experience working as a Reproductive Health Assistant for Planned Parenthood.

Eva joined the Reproductive Equity Action Lab in the summer of 2024 as a research coordinator. She left her role to start medical school, but still contributes to the Reproductive Equity Action Lab’s vital mission to conduct research that identifies and addresses disparities that are barriers to reproductive justice.

What is your favorite thing to nerd out about?
I am kind of obsessed with rabies: I have listened to far too many podcast episodes on the story of the first person to survive a rabies infection (Wisconsin teenager Jeanna Giese, bitten by a bat in 2004).

What is your favorite hobby or pastime?
I love to read! Recent favorites are Babel by R.F. Kuang and James by Percival Everett.

What’s your favorite outdoor activity?
Hiking! In September of 2023 I hiked a 100-mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail in California (and spent a lot of time lying supine on the trail as I adjusted to the altitude).