Heidi Scott

Heidi Scott is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, affiliated with the Department of History within the College of Humanities and Fine Arts. Her office is located in Herter Hall 611. She holds a Ph.D. from St. John's College, University of Cambridge (2002).

Her research focuses on historical geography, colonial Latin America, and the intersection of science/technology with environmental history in the Andes. Her book Contested Territory (2009) examines 16th-17th century Peruvian mapping practices, blending anthropological and geographical methodologies.

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