Jonathan Ablard

Jonathan Ablard is a Professor of History in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College, specializing in Latin American and Caribbean history. His office is located in Muller Faculty Center 403, Ithaca, NY, and he teaches courses spanning public health, revolution and counterrevolution, literature and dictatorship, conspiracy theories, and commodities. Ablard emphasizes that understanding the United States requires knowledge of Latin America and the Caribbean, and advocates for viewing these regions within broader global narratives.

His research focuses on Latin American historical intersections with public health, military institutions, psychiatric practices, and conspiracy theories. Ablard's work reveals how power structures shape societal narratives, particularly through studies of Argentine military conscription, obesity history, and psychiatric reform. He consistently examines marginalized perspectives within authoritarian contexts and challenges the omission of Latin American history in standard curricula.

Ablard's publication trends demonstrate an evolving concentration on conspiracy theory historiography since 2020, building on earlier foundational work in psychiatric and military history. His recent scholarship connects historical rumor circuits to contemporary disinformation patterns, using Argentina as a critical case study. The multidisciplinary nature of his work bridges medical history, political science, and cultural studies while maintaining a distinctly Latin American framework.