Lea Eisenstein is a PhD student in the History of Science program. Her work focuses on the history of health, medicine, and medical technology in the United States from the 19th century to the present day. She analyzes the social and cultural dimensions of these subjects, especially with respect to gender, sexuality, race, and disability.

Prior to arriving at Princeton, Lea graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a major in Health and Societies and minors in Italian Studies and Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies. Her undergraduate thesis, "From Icon to Bygone: The Rise and Fall of the Diaphragm in 20th-Century America," examined the changing status of a once popular but now outdated form of birth control from scientific, clinical, and lay perspectives. She also worked at a health care technology startup and in the health practice of a national law firm.