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Andrea Rusnock is a Professor of History at the University of Rhode Island. Her research focuses on the history of vaccination, disease and public health, and the history of quantification during the Enlightenment.
- Ph.D., Princeton University (1990)
- M.A., Princeton University (1985)
- B.A., Brown University (1982)
Her research explores intersections of medical history, political arithmetic, and biopolitics. Key themes include:
- Development of statistical methods in public health
- Global spread of vaccination practices
- Medical governance and institutional finance
- Quantification of population and disease
Recent publications analyze smallpox vaccination policies, biopolitical frameworks, and the role of accounting in medical philanthropy. Her work has been supported by major grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Wellcome Trust, and the National Library of Medicine.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
- American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship
- National Library of Medicine Grant
- Wellcome Trust Fellowship
Rusnock serves as Vice Chair of the Institutional Review Board and contributes to the Health Professions Advisory Committee. As editor of Osiris (2009–2017), she advanced interdisciplinary scholarship in the history of science.
