Evelynn M. Hammonds

Evelynn M. Hammonds
Hammonds in 2017
Born (1953-01-02) January 2, 1953 (age 71)
Atlanta, Georgia, US
Occupation(s)Professor, scholar
TitleBarbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African-American Studies
Academic background
EducationHarvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Spelman College
Georgia Institute of Technology
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineHistory of Science, Medicine, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, in the 19th and 20th centuries, United States;
Race, Gender, and Science Studies, United States;
Feminist Theory, United States
InstitutionsHarvard University

Evelynn Maxine Hammonds[1] (born 1953) is an American feminist and scholar. She is the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and Professor of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, and former Dean of Harvard College. The intersections of race, gender, science and medicine are prominent research topics across her published works.[2] Hammonds received degrees in engineering and physics. Before getting her PhD in the History of Science at Harvard, she was a computer programmer. She began her teaching career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, later moving to Harvard. In 2008, Hammonds was appointed dean, the first African-American and the first woman to head the college. She returned to full-time teaching in 2013.[3]

  1. ^ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 85 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. October 15, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  2. ^ "Evelynn M. Hammond". Harvard University Department of the History of Science: People. Harvard University. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  3. ^ "Hammonds to step down as dean in July". Harvard Gazette. Harvard University. 28 May 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2015.