Education:
Ph.D., Brandeis University - 1997 (History)
M.L.A., University of South Florida - 1991 (Liberal Arts)
B.F.A., Florida State University - 1977 (Theater)
Areas of Expertise:
History of medicine and public health, environmental history, U.S. history since 1865.
Books and Publications
"The Gardener in the Machine: Biotechnological Adaptation for Life Indoors." Environment, Health, and History. Eds. Virginia Berridge and Martin Gorsky. London: Palgrave; 206-23. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
"Poison Me Elmo" op-ed. The Washington Post, Aug. 13: A-11. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007
"The Little Engine That Could Poison" op-ed. The New York Times, June 22: 21. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007
Review of Toxic Drift: Pesticides and Health in the Post-World War II South, by Pete Daniel. Bulletin of the History of Medicine 81, Winter: 898-900. (Books and Publications: Book Review) 2007
Ward, John W. and Christian Warren. Silent Victories: The History and Practice of Public Health in Twentieth-Century America. Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Edited Book) 2006
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"Old Situations, New Complications: Lead and Lead Poisoning in a Changing World."
Hazardous Chemicals: Agents of Risk and Change (1800-2000). Deutsches Museum. Munich, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Rats and Foundlings: Rickets Experimentation in Depression-Era Philadelphia." American Association for the History of Medicine. Philadelphia, April 30. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
"Venerate the Heat Pump! Climate Control for Hospitals and Humans." American Association for the History of Medicine. Rochester, Minn., April 30. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
"Losing Our Sol? Elegies to the Sunlit Past in the Twentieth Century." World Congress of Environmental History. Copenhagen, August. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
"Power Windows, Power Locks: Americans in Their Cars, and the Transformation of Risk." American Historical Association. Washington, D.C., January. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
"HomeSick: Three Stories From the History of Urban Environmental Health." American Association for the History of Medicine. Montreal, May 6. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"The Gardener in the Machine: Biotechnological Adaptation for Life Indoors." European Association for the History of Medicine and Health. London, Sept. 15. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
"Two Edges: Pioneers and Holdouts in the Migration Indoors." American Society for Environmental History Conference. Baton Rouge, La., March 3. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007