Historian of home injuries, public health, and product safety at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. Former Ph.D. student and graduate worker organizer at Johns Hopkins. Still frustrated and/or over-caffeinated.
Alex Parry, Ph.D.
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not sure how many of us from the special issue are on bluesky, but here's alex on home accidents!
the special issue, on data and disease in historical perspective, was organized by the epidemy lab at the university of edinburgh. we all gathered online in the summer of 2023, then in edinburgh in december 2023, and the papers are all going to be so good
I agree w/ @shobitap.org that lamenting the politicization of "science" and the health professions is both nonsensical and strategically problematic. The enterprise of science -- basic, clinical, and any other variety -- is fundamentally political in +++ ways.
I've written about this here:
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if it's safe for you to work in the USA then the Uni of Oklahoma is looking for a potential senior hire in #histSTM with a specialisation in women & science đď¸
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"UK universities have shed more than 30,000 jobs in the past three years..." Why is every sector worthy of governmental concern except ours? Even pretend concern?
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/i-dont...
Really enjoyed seeing folks at #AAHM this year! For those who werenât able to attend the Education and Outreach Committee workshop on op-eds, here are some useful resources on public-facing writing:
Along these lines, I strongly recommend the recent book on public scholarship from @lollardfish.bsky.social, which clearly explains how to write for nonacademic audiences.
Excited to read this new article from @sarambsimon.bsky.social on electronic death registration! This piece, and several others, are currently available online from Medical History and will be part of a forthcoming collection on data and disease. #STS #HistSTM
I am heartbroken that Muhlenberg announced this week "the non-renewal of 13 faculty positions, as well as the elimination of 9 currently filled staff positions.â
We are losing incredible faculty and staff with no clear justification for the criteria used. Students are rightly demanding transparency.
I am not trying to dunk here and also if library workers had been truly listened to in the last 10-15 years or so, the libraries being in danger would not be coming as a surprise to so many academics. Perhaps they would not be in as much danger, even.
I criticize the concern over the politicization of public health policy as a justification for preferring a narrow to a broad model of public health. My critique proceeds along 2 lines. First, the fac...
A Ph. D. in History, History of Science, History of Medicine, or a related field is required.
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The results of Times Higher Educationâs UK University Redundancy Survey vividly illustrate the deep human impact of the redundancy crisis on those who have lost their jobs. But respondents are torn ab...
Excited to read this new article from @sarambsimon.bsky.social on electronic death registration! This piece, and several others, are currently available online from Medical History and will be part of a forthcoming collection on data and disease. #STS #HistSTM
Donna Lanclos
âReengineeringâ U.S. death data collection: the technology and labour behind electronic death registration
Injuries receive less attention from health professionals and historians than acute and chronic diseases.
My new article uses the history of home accident prevention to explain why public health failed to prioritize injury control and what made home accidents especially intractable.
#HistSTM #STS
Alex Parry, Ph.D.
I think in some senses libraries have not been protected bc it seemed fundamentally insane that they should ever be in danger. The idea of a university without a fully functioning research library is like designing a car without an engine.
