Penelope Lusk is a PhD Candidate at the University of Pennsylvania in the Education, Culture, and Society program, with a Certificate in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies. Prior to beginning doctoral studies, Penelope worked at NYU’s medical school in her hometown, New York City. She holds a master’s degree in Narrative Medicine from Columbia University, and in 2020-2020 was a US-UK Fulbright student fellow at the University of Exeter, where she worked with the Shame and Medicine Project. Penelope’s dissertation, “Shame and the Student Body,” examines the relationship between shame and identity in learning institutions, bridging her interests in the philosophy of education, the medical humanities, and gender studies. Penelope has also completed a Certificate in Teaching and Learning through Penn; learning from students is a guiding light for her in research and doctoral work.