Faculty

Evelynn Hammonds

Chair, Department of the History of Science
Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science
Professor of African and African American Studies

Areas of Research: African & African-American Studies, History of Medicine, Science & Race, Science & Technology Studies, Women & Gender Studies... Read more about Evelynn Hammonds

Faculty Assistant: Ellen Guarente

evelynn_hammonds@harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-4336

Eram Alam

Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine

Areas of Research: History of Medicine; History of Social Sciences; Global Health; Postcolonial Studies; Immigration

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Science Center 361

ealam@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 494-8103

Allan M. Brandt

Professor of the History of Science
Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine

Areas of Research: Global Health / Public Health, History of Medicine, Medical Humanities, Science Policy... Read more about Allan M. Brandt

Faculty Assistant: Ellen Guarente

brandt@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-3532

Janet Browne

Aramont Professor of the History of Science

Areas of Research: History of Biology
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Faculty Assistant: Ellen Guarente

jbrowne@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-3550

Office Hours: Tuesday 1PM-3PM by appointment. Contact Ellen Guarente guarente@fas.harvard.edu

Alex Csiszar

Professor of the History of Science

Areas of Research: Material Culture, Media Studies, Philosophy of Science, Science & Technology Studies

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Personal Website

acsiszar@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-5184

Peter L. Galison

Joseph Pellegrino University Professor
Director, Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments

Areas of Research: Digital Humanities / Digital Histories, History of Environmental Sciences, History of Physical Sciences, Material Culture, Media Studies, Museum Studies, Philosophy of Science, Science & Technology Studies... Read more about Peter L. Galison

Personal Website

galisonasst@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-3544

Anne Harrington

Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Faculty Dean, Pforzheimer House

Areas of Research: History of Medicine, Human Sciences, Medical Humanities, Psychiatry, Neuroscience... Read more about Anne Harrington

Faculty Assistant: Deborah Valdovinos

aharring@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-5234

Matthew Hersch

Associate Professor of the History of Science

Areas of Research: History of Physical Sciences, Human Sciences, Material Culture, Media Studies, Science Policy, Museum Studies, Psychology and Theories of Mind, Science and Religion, STS, Technology and Society, Women and Gender Studies... Read more about Matthew Hersch

hersch@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-9922

David S. Jones

A. Bernard Ackerman Professor of the Culture of Medicine

Areas of Research: Science & Race, Global Health / Public Health, History of Biology, History of Medicine, Medical Humanities, Psychology & Theories of Mind, Science & Technology Studies, Technology & Society

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HMS Profile

Faculty Assistant: Robin Yun

dsjones@harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-3562

Shigehisa Kuriyama

Reischauer Institute Professor of Cultural History

Personal Website

hkuriyam@fas.harvard.edu

Rebecca Lemov

Professor of the History of Science
ON LEAVE AY21.22

Areas of Research: Science & Technology Studies, Technology & Society, Media Studies, Human Sciences... Read more about Rebecca Lemov

Personal Website

Faculty Assistant: Yaz Alfata

rlemov@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-5229

Elizabeth Lunbeck

Professor of the History of Science in Residence
Director of Graduate Studies

Areas of Research: Human Sciences, Medical Humanities, Psychology & Theories of Mind, Women & Gender Studies... Read more about Elizabeth Lunbeck

Personal Website

Faculty Assistant: Ellen Guarente

lunbeck@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 496-5226

Hannah Marcus

Assistant Professor of the History of Science

Areas of Research: Early Modern Science and Medicine

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hmarcus@fas.harvard.edu

p: (617) 495-2298

Naomi Oreskes

Henry Charles Lea Professor of the History of Science

Areas of Research: History of Environmental Sciences, Science Policy, Philosophy of Science, Science and Religion, STS, Technology and Society, Women and Gender Studies... Read more about Naomi Oreskes

Faculty Assistant: Yaz Alfata

oreskes@fas.harvard.edu