Alix Cooper

Alix Cooper is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Stony Brook University, part of the College of Arts and Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University (1998) and specializes in the intellectual and cultural history of early modern Europe, particularly the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic.

Her research centers on the histories of science, medicine, and environment, with a strong emphasis on gender, domestic knowledge, and cross-cultural encounters from the 16th to 18th centuries. She explores how ideas about nature, health, and the human body evolved amid global exchanges and colonial expansion.

Her scholarship includes the book Inventing the Indigenous: Local Knowledge and Natural History in Early Modern Europe and articles examining the roles of households, gender, and visual representation in natural history. Her recent work investigates how family members of naturalists contributed to scientific knowledge during the Renaissance and Enlightenment.

Her selected works indicate a consistent focus on the intersection of gender, domestic life, and scientific practice in early modern Europe, particularly in northern regions such as Gdańsk. These publications reflect interdisciplinary engagement with cultural history, environmental thought, and the sociology of knowledge.

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As a faculty member, she teaches graduate courses such as Body, Gender, and Power (HIS 535) and Geography, Identity, and Environment (HIS 652), indicating active mentorship and curriculum development. While no formal list of advisees or grants is provided, her research program suggests ongoing supervision of graduate students and scholarly collaboration. She maintains an active academic profile through publications and teaching in key areas of historical inquiry.

There is no indication of lab or research team affiliations, though her work implies engagement with digital history and interdisciplinary research groups at Stony Brook, potentially linked to initiatives like the Undergraduate History Journal or Long Island History Journal mentioned on the department site.