Kristoffer Whitney
Associate Professor
Kristoffer Whitney
Associate Professor
Education
BS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Bio
Ph.D. History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
M.A. History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania
Post Doctoral Fellow, Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Associate-at-Large, Center for Culture, History, & Environment, Nelson Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Winner of the 2016 David Edge Prize for the best article in the area of Science and Technology studies by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S)
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National Science Foundation
Amount: $120,152
Currently Teaching
In the News
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October 12, 2023
Horseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won’t bleed this unique species dry
Essay co-written by Kristoffer Whitney, associate professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society, and Jolie Crunelle, science, technology, and public policy master's student, published by The Conversation.
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September 25, 2023
Upcoming lecture explores how social and political factors impact scientific and medical innovation
Natali Valdez, assistant professor at Purdue University and Presidential Fellow at Yale University, will visit RIT to share her research on social and political factors surrounding maternal medical policy as the featured speaker for the 2023 Eugene H. Fram Signature Lecture in Critical Thinking.
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March 4, 2022
Women’s History Month: 5 groundbreaking researchers who mapped the ocean floor, tested atomic theories, vanquished malaria and more
The Conversation highlights an essay on Margaret Morse Nice written by Kristoffer Whitney, assistant professor in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society.
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February 27, 2023
Whitney receives grant funding
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March 31, 2022
Whitney publishes article on wildlife tracking
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June 2, 2021
Whitney publishes article in ‘Environmental Humanities’ journal
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December 9, 2020
Assistant professors co-author article