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Evelynn Hammonds is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. She also serves as Professor of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her interdisciplinary work bridges the histories of science, medicine, and public health with critical analyses of race, gender, and sexuality.
- Education: PhD in History of Science (Harvard), SM in Physics (MIT), B.E.E. in Electrical Engineering (Georgia Tech), B.S. in Physics (Spelman College)
Her research focuses on the intersection of scientific, medical, and socio-political concepts of race in the United States, health disparities, HIV/AIDS in African-American communities, and feminist theory in science studies. Current projects include directing the Project on Race & Gender in Science & Medicine at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.
Key trends in her scholarship include historical analysis of racial categorization in genomics, critiques of epidemiological frameworks, and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding health inequities. She has contributed to national dialogues on diversity in STEM and co-authored the NAS report Transforming Technologies: Women of Color in Tech.
- Scientific Awards: Fellow of the National Academy of Medicine, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer, Honorary Degrees from Spelman and Bates
Professor Hammonds has held leadership roles including Dean of Harvard College (2008-2013), Chair of the Department of History of Science (2017-2022), and Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity (2005-2008). She actively participates in national advisory committees and serves on the Board of Trustees of Bates College and the Arcus Foundation.
