Rylko-Bauer received an undergraduate degree in microbiology from the University of Michigan, and in 1985 was awarded a PhD in anthropology from the University of Kentucky. Her interests include medical anthropology, applied anthropology, social suffering, health care inequities in the US, health and human rights, narrative analysis, and the Holocaust.
Rylko-Bauer obtained a bachelor's degree in microbiology from the University of Michigan, and in 1985 was awarded a PhD in anthropology from the University of Kentucky. Her areas of interest include medical anthropology, applied anthropology, social suffering, healthcare disparities in the US, human rights related to health, narrative analysis, and the Holocaust.