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Wangui M Muigai is Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies and History at Brandeis University, where she holds appointments in the Department of African and African American Studies and the Department of History. She is also affiliated faculty in the Interdepartmental Program in Health: Science, Society, and Policy. Her work bridges the humanities and public health, focusing on the historical intersections of race, gender, and medical ethics.
- Ph.D., Princeton University
- M.A., Princeton University
- A.B., Harvard University
Her research centers on the history of medicine and science, particularly Black infant mortality and Black women’s trust in medicine. She explores ethical dimensions in healthcare and the legacy of racial disparities in public health. Her scholarship is deeply interdisciplinary, drawing from African American studies, gender studies, and bioethics. She has developed influential courses such as Race and Science, African Americans and Health, Health Activism, and an upper-level seminar on Infant Mortality.
While no individual articles are listed in the provided text, her research output is prominent and supported by major academic presses and foundations. Her forthcoming book with Harvard University Press and ongoing second project on medical trust indicate a strong and impactful publication trajectory in the history of medicine and social justice.
- Andrew Carnegie Fellow (2022)
- Greenwall Faculty Scholar (2022–2025)
- Michael L. Walzer ‘56 Award for Teaching (2021)
- Jack D. Pressman-Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Development Award (2020)
- Nursing Clio Prize for Best Journal Article (2020)
- Shryock Medal, American Association for the History of Medicine (2017)
Dr. Muigai advises both undergraduate and graduate students in histories of science, health, and reproduction. Her research has been generously funded by organizations including the Greenwall Foundation, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Association for the History of Medicine, and the Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute. These grants support her groundbreaking work on racial inequities in maternal and infant health.
She is based at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University, where she contributes to interdisciplinary research and collaboration in the humanities and health policy.
