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Mariola Espinosa is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Iowa, with affiliation in the Program in Bioethics and Humanities at the Carver College of Medicine. Her research focuses on the history of medicine and public health in the Caribbean and Latin America, emphasizing empire, disease, race, and transnational medical practices. She directed the Global Health Studies Program from 2017–2020, expanding interdisciplinary education. Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary global health challenges.
Education: PhD (2003), MA (1998) in History from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; AB (1996) from Princeton University.
Research Interests:
- Historical analysis of epidemics and pandemics
- Race and medicine in colonial/postcolonial contexts
- Global health equity and policy
- Medical ethics and bioethics
Publications highlight critical historical perspectives on diseases like yellow fever and their socio-political impacts. Teaching includes courses on Cuban history, disease and empire, and global science history.
Her scholarship advocates for inclusive narratives that center marginalized voices and address systemic inequities in health and medicine.
