Analidis Ochoa is a PhD Candidate in Social Work and Sociology and a predoctoral trainee at the Population Studies Center at the University of Michigan. As an interdisciplinary scholar, Analidis uses mixed methods to understand how advancements in biotechnology that promise to improve the quality of life of patients also exacerbate social inequality. Her current work focuses on the for-profit market for human blood plasma in the United States. Her research agenda is at the intersection of poverty & inequality, science, knowledge & technology, medical sociology/health, social stratification, economic sociology/labor, and social welfare policy.
Analidis is a 2025 Visiting Fellow with the Boston Federal Reserve. Her work on the blood plasma industry has been featured and/or cited by The Washington Post, CNBC, Wisconsin Public Radio, and The Telegraph. She holds a Master of Social Work and Master of Public Policy from the University of Michigan, and a bachelor’s in political science from Northwestern University. She is a former middle school teacher and a native of Miami, FL.