People Type: Graduate Students

Advisor Susan Lederer Research Interests As a doctoral student in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, I work at the intersection of healing and power, analyzing how medical institutions shaped the political economy of American healthcare across the twentieth century. My research examines the entangled development of governance structures and financial frameworks during the expansion …

History Department Webpage Cameron Daddis Biography I am interested in the production of knowledge about life and landscapes in the British Empire and South Asia during the nineteenth century. My research focuses on histories of collecting, war, and colonial constructions of natural history.

Advisor Richard Keller Research Interests My research focuses on the history of medicine, with particular emphasis on public health issues and the epistemic anxieties surrounding them in 19th and 20th-century India. I examine these dynamics within a comparative global framework, exploring how subaltern ideologies and economic disparities intersect in the convergence of traditional and Western …

Advisor Nicole Nelson Research Interests My research delves into histories of ‘real’ and ‘imagined’ boundaries between human and non-human beings. My research is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from materials and methods across the history of science, disability, literature, culture, and belief. My work seeks to address why and how we have historically defined ‘humans’ and …

History Department Webpage Suzanne Rubinstein Biography I study the history of public health and medicine in Latin America, with a focus on the development of eugenics in Argentina. I am interested in state influence over indigenous communities through the public health sphere, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

History Department Webpage Bennett McIntosh Biography I have worked as a biochemist, science publicist, and science journalist. I am interested in the contemporary history of biology, especially at the interface between genetics and the social sciences.

History Department Webpage Keely Mruk Biography I study the history of science and technology in the United States. My research interests include human-nonhuman interactions, the built environment, and material culture.

History Department Webpage Samm Newton Biography My work aims to pair marine humanities scholarship with creative practice. I have always desired to more deeply understand the interface between humans and marine systems and the processes that connect us. The intention behind both my creative and scholarly practice is to inspire others to see the oceans …

Advisor Pablo F. Gómez Research Interests My work focuses on knowledge-shaping and the intersection of theory and practice in early modern pharmacy. My recent article investigates the 1547 inventory of French apothecary Rostand de Gréoux, using it as a starting point to examine the methodologies through which scholars understand pharmaceutical records. In questioning close readings …

History Department Webpage Emma Wathen Biography I study the history of women’s health and reproduction, focusing on the pregnancy experiences of women with disabilities in the United States during the Progressive Era. My other interests include depictions of medicine in popular culture and the intersection of health care and race/class/gender.