Julie Grissom

Thanks to my physician father and a fateful (and fascinating!) sixth-grade report on the Black Death, I've been interested in the history of medicine for most of my life. Now, I love that I get to share that passion by teaching a number of history of medicine courses at my alma mater. When I’m not diving into old medical texts or teaching Latin (yes, I'm also a part-time classicist), you’ll probably find me at a concert, wandering through a museum, or checking out a new restaurant. 

B.A., Classics (Latin Option), Anthropology (minor), July 2001
M.A., History of Science, December 2004
Ph.D., History of Science, May 2014

Premodern medicine (ancient through early modern); the history of parasitology, tropical medicine, and infectious disease; the history of public health; gender and health.