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Gabriela Soto Laveaga

gsotolaveaga@fas.harvard.edu

Professor of the History of Science

Antonio Madero Professor for the Study of Mexico

Areas of Research: Modern Latin America; intersection of science and culture; public health; scientific and medical exchange in the Global South Personal Website Gabriela Soto Laveaga is Professor of the History of Science and Antonio Madero Professor for...

Beatrice Steinert

bsteinert@g.harvard.edu

Research Interests: Life sciences; history of biology; history of art and architecture; science & technology studies; feminist STS;scientific practice; media studies. Beatrice completed a PhD in an ad hoc program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and...

Sal Suri

salinasuri@fas.harvard.edu

Research Interests: History of technology; environmental history; aquatic history; ocean studies; science policy; environmental justice. Sal Suri is a settler from Dish with One Spoon treaty territory (Toronto, Canada). Their dissertation historicizes the...

Amalia Sweet

asweet@g.harvard.edu

Research Interests: History of biology and biotechnology; history of biochemistry and molecular biology; history of medicine and biomedical research; history of therapeutics; history of disability. Amalia Sweet (she/her)is a PhD candidate in the History...

Nicole Terrien

nicole_terrien@fas.harvard.edu

Assistant Director of Finance and Administration

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Linda S. Thomas

lindasthomas@fas.harvard.edu

Academic Program Assistant

Faculty Assistant to Professors Anne Harrington, Rebecca Lemov, and Hannah Marcus

Jenna Tonn

jenna.tonn@gmail.com

Visiting Assistant Professor in Science and Technology Studies, Boston College

Research Interests: History of science; history of biology; history of natural history; history of education; pedagogy; women and gender studies; museum studies; space and place; history of medicine Degrees: BA., Stanford University MA., Standford...

Simon J. Torracinta

storracinta@fas.harvard.edu

Lecturer on the History of Science

Areas of research: human sciences, science & technology studies, political economy, modern European & US history Simon Torracinta is a lecturer in the History of Science Department. He received his PhD in History of Science and Medicine from Yale, and was...

Alexis Turner

txturner@g.harvard.edu

Research Interests: Science and politics; history of the social sciences; political judgment; dynamic models in political thought; the history of psychedelics. Alexis Turner is interested in problems surrounding science as a political authority. What role...

Deborah Valdovinos

valdovin@fas.harvard.edu

Events Specialist & Faculty Assistant

Deborah Valdovinos coordinates all departmental events, and manages a number of other departmental projects. In addition, she provides a wide variety of support for Professors Katharine Park and Sarah Richardson. Can be approached with questions or ideas...

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Conevery Bolton Valencius

conevery.valencius@bc.edu

Professor of History, Boston College

Jennifer van der Grinten

Jvandergrinten@cristoreyatlanta.org

English Instructor, AP Capstone Seminar, Christo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School

Research Interests: History of medicine and the body; East Asia; the early work of Wilhem Reich on bioelectricity. ;ldkfda; fka;slf kdl;sk Graduated from Bard College with a bachelor's degree, where she did ethnographic work with former substance abusers...