Rebecca Permar

Postdoctoral Fellow in Pre-Health Professions, Program for Leadership and Character

Pre-Health Adviser, Office of Academic Advising
Email: permarr@wfu.edu

Rebecca Permar is the Postdoctoral Fellow in Leadership and Character for Pre-Health Professions and works for the Office of Academic Advising and the Program of Leadership. She received her Ph.D. in Medical Humanities from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX, and a joint MA/MLitt degree in German and Comparative Literature from the University of Bonn, Germany, and University of St. Andrews, Scotland. Rebecca’s research interests include neuroethics, trauma studies, and social justice questions. She particularly enjoys bringing discussions about ethical challenges and character/identity formation into the education of future and current healthcare providers.