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Michell Chresfield is an Assistant Professor at the Africana Studies and Research Center within Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences. Her research and teaching focus on the intersections of Black and Indigenous histories, the history of science and medicine, and the history of racial formation and identity making in twentieth-century America.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in American Studies, University of Notre Dame (2008)
- Ph.D. in History, Vanderbilt University (2016)
Dr. Chresfield’s research explores how scientific disciplines like eugenics, blood group genetics, and DNA testing have shaped racial identity, particularly for communities navigating the boundaries of Black and Native American identities under the U.S. racial orthodoxy of hypodescent. Her work has been featured in publications such as the Times Literary Supplement, the LA Review of Books, and The Conversation.
Grants and Funding:
- American Philosophical Society
- Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities
- British Academy
At Cornell, she teaches courses on Black body politics, Black and Native histories, the history of reproduction, and African American health and healing. Her insights have been highlighted in media outlets including BBC Radio 4, The Globalist, and BBC’s Women’s Hour.
