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Sarah S. Richardson is the Aramont Professor of the History of Science and Professor of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality at Harvard University, holding dual appointments in the Department of History of Science and the Committee on Degrees in Women, Gender, and Sexuality. Her research critically examines how scientific understandings of sex, gender, and reproduction have evolved in 20th and 21st century science, with a focus on genomic studies, epigenetics, and medical ethics. She has authored influential books including Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome (2013) and The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects (2021).
Her work challenges biological essentialism and highlights the societal impacts of scientific narratives, spanning topics like the maternal-fetal relationship, sex/gender disparities in healthcare, and the intersection of race and genetics. Richardson’s research has been supported by prestigious fellowships from the Radcliffe Institute, ACLS, and AAUW. She currently serves on the Governing Board of the International Association for the History of Biology and as an Associate Editor at Signs.
Recent scholarship emphasizes methodological rigor in sex-related research, advocating for 'sex contextualism' to address biases in biomedical studies. Her collaborative work explores investment feminism's influence on women’s health policies and critiques the reductionist use of sex/gender variables in precision medicine.
Teaching interests include gender and science, feminist science studies, and interdisciplinary research methods. She regularly contributes to public discourse through outlets like Slate, CNN, and The Boston Globe.
