Julie Botticello

Dr Julie Botticello is an anthropologist, who has worked in academia since completing her PhD in 2009 on Yoruba-Nigerians and their aspirations for wellbeing in the post-colonial context. Post-doctorate, her research interests have remained focussed on post-colonial migrants and other marginalised communities, whether in relation to health, work, or education, to affirm alternative knowledge bases in our interconnected, yet heterogenous, globalised world. Critically, Dr Botticello’s research questions how technological advances in reproductive health reshape ethical frameworks, especially in settings marked by historical and epistemic inequalities. Specifically, this research pathway explores the confluences of African and Western perspectives on bioethics and biotechnology in reproduction, considering how the advancement of technology, combined with epistemic transnationalism, challenges accepted norms.

Currently, Dr Botticello serves as the Program Director for the BSc in Health Sciences and a Senior Lecturer at the University of New Haven (UNH), in Connecticut, USA. In 2024/25, she held a Faculty Fellowship with the Center for Teaching Excellence on inclusive pedagogy, and as part of the Yale Prison Education Initiative, expanded higher education access to incarcerated women in a Federal Prison. Previously, she was the Course Leader for the Public Health BSc degree, led the Athena Swan Gender Equality self-assessment team, and served as a Senior Lecturer for the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, at the University of East London, UK.