Science, technology and society

20th century U.S.

history of science

Education

• Ph.D. and M.A., History & Philosophy of Science, Indiana University
• B.A., Biology, Loyola University

Research Interests

I study and teach about the history of science, especially the intersections of U.S. science's many institutions with other social, cultural, and intellectual institutions. I am the author of "Making Mice" (Princeton UP, 2004) and the co-author of "Life on Display" (Chicago, 2014). I have co-edited a journal (Journal of the History of Biology, 2018-2022) and received grants and fellowships from NSF (STS and AISL), ACLS, and the Mellon Foundation. I am now researching postwar twentieth century U.S. informal and adult science education.