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Evelynn M. Hammonds is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). She chairs the Department of the History of Science and holds additional affiliations in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Broad Institute. Her research focuses on the intersection of race, science, medicine, and public health, with notable works like The Nature of Difference exploring historical and contemporary scientific concepts of race.
Hammonds' academic journey includes degrees from Spelman College, Georgia Tech, MIT, and a Harvard Ph.D. in History of Science. She previously directed MIT's Center for the Study of Diversity in Science, Technology, and Medicine and served as a Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecturer (2003–2005). She holds honorary degrees from Spelman and sits on boards such as the Museum of Science (Boston) and the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
Her awards include the 2010 YWCA Cambridge 'Outstanding Woman' Award and AWIS Fellowship (2008). She advises the National Science Foundation on equity initiatives and advocates for diversity in STEM. Hammonds teaches courses like 'The Concept of Race in Science and Medicine,' blending historical analysis with modern genomics debates.
