IHPST strives to maintain accurate records of the careers (both academic and non-academic) of our graduates. If you are an alumnus, please contact Denise Horsley if information recorded for you is out of date.
Abbreviations:
(TT) = tenure track or equivalent
(T) = tenured or equivalent
(P) = post-doc or fellowship
(V) = visiting assistant professor, lecturer, adjunct or equivalent”
(NAP) = Non-Academic Position
Departmental Job Placement Record
2020 – Present
| Name | Year | Dissertation Title | Supervisor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercuri, Mathew | 2020 | Basing Clinical Decisions on GRADE Recommendations: Implications for Practice and Lessons Learned about Evidence | B. Baigrie | Assistant Professor, McMaster University; Sessional Lecturer, the University of Toronto (T) |
2010 – 2019
| Name | Year | Dissertation Title | Supervisor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overgaard, Nicholas | 2019 | On the Collective Intentionality of Epistemic Communities | B. Baigrie | Policy Analyst, Provincial Government (NAP) |
| Cournoyea, Michael | 2018 | Medical Explanation in Evolutionary Medicine, Network Medicine, and Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms |
D. Walsh | Contract Lecturer, IHPST, University of Toronto (V) |
| Dragos, Ioan (Chris) | 2018 | A New Framework for Social & Collective Epistemology | R.P. Thompson | Contract Lecturer, Ryerson University (V) |
| Koester, Elizabeth | 2018 | The Good Public: Eugenics and Law in Ontario, 1910 to 1938 | N. Krementsov | Postdoc, Department of History, University of Toronto (P) |
| Lussier, Kira | 2018 | Personality, Incorporated: Psychological Capital in American Management, 1960-1995 | E. Brown/M. Murphy | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Toronto, Mississauga (P) |
| Richter, Adam | 2018 | The Mathematical Minister: John Wallis (1616-1703) at the Intersection of Science, Mathematics, and Religion |
Y. Fehige | Associate Instructor, Brain Power Enrichment Programs Ltd. (V) |
| Schranz, Kristen | 2018 | A New Narrative for ‘Keir’s Metal’: The Chemical and Commercial Transformations of James Keir’s Copper Alloy, 1770-1820 |
T.H. Levere | Independent Scholar (NAP) |
| Stemeroff, Noah | 2018 | Mathematics, Structuralism, and the Promise of Realism: A Study of the Ontological and Epistemological Implications of Mathematical Representation in the Physical Sciences |
J. Berkovitz | Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Tel Aviv (P) |
| Lewis, Cory | 2017 | Medium Strength Modality in Science | D. Walsh | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto (V) |
| Fulda, Fermin | 2016 | Natural Agency: An Ecological Approach | D. Walsh | Sessional Lecturer, IHPST, The University of Toronto (V) |
| Thicke, Michael | 2016 | Science-Market Analogies: A Philosophical Examination | J. Berkovitz | Visiting Scholar, Bard College, NY (P) |
| Greenham, Paul | 2015 | A Concord of Alchemy with Theology: Isaac Newton’s Hermeneutics of the Symbolic Texts of “Chymistry” and Biblical Prophecy |
Y. Fehige | Postdoctoral Fellow, Tel Aviv University (P) |
| Lusk, Greg | 2015 | Quantifying Nature: Epistemology for Climate Science | M. Morrison | Assistant Professor, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, Michigan State University (TT) |
| Rousseau, Jean-Jacques | 2015 | Science as Creole: A Case Against Incommensurability | B. Baigrie | Postdoctoral fellow, IDEaS Innovation Network, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, York University (P) |
| Stuart, Mike | 2015 | Thought Experiments in Science | Y. Fehige | Ambizione research fellow, Department of Philosophy, University of Geneva (P) |
| Belanger, Christopher (Chris) | 2014 | On Philosophical Problems in the Foundations of Chaos Theory | J. Berkovitz | Senior Policy Analyst, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service (NAP) |
| Bolinska, Agnes | 2014 | Epistemic Representation in Science and Beyond | J. Berkovitz | Teaching Associate, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science; College Research Associate, Clare College, University of Cambridge (TT) |
| Gil-Riano, Sebastian | 2014 | Historicizing Anti-racism: UNESCO’s Campaigns Against Race Prejudice in the 1950’s | M. Vicedo | Assistant Professor, Dept. of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania (TT) |
| Koo, Alexander (Alex) | 2014 | Mathematical Explanation in Science | J. Brown | Assistant Professor, Dept. of Philosophy, University of Toronto (TT) |
| Moore, Rebecca | 2014 | Living Inventions: Genetically Modified Organisms and the Canadian Patent System, 1976-2004 | M. Vicedo | Manager, Communications and Knowledge Mobilization, University of Guelph (NAP) |
| Nickerson, Sylvia | 2014 | Paper Index of the Mind: The Book and Printed Culture of Mathematics in England and Canada, 1830-1930 | C.G. Fraser | Contract Lecturer, IHPST, University of Toronto (V) |
| Virdi, Jaipreet | 2014 | From the Hands of Quacks: Aural Surgery, Deafness, and the Making of a Surgical Specialty in 19th Century London |
L. Dacome | Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Delaware (TT) |
| Weidenhammer, Erich | 2014 | Air, Disease, and Improvement in Eighteenth-Century Britain: Sir John Pringle, 1707-1782 | L. Dacome/T.H. Levere | Curator, University of Toronto Scientific Instruments Collection (NAP) |
| Wright, Aaron | 2014 | More than Nothing: Histories of the Vacuum in Theoretical Physics, 1927-1981 | C.P. Yeang | Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, Dalhousie University (TT) |
| Christopoulos, John | 2013 | Abortion in Late-Renaissance Italy | L. Dacome | Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, University of British Columbia (TT) |
| Hoffman, Michelle | 2013 | Constructing School Science: Physics, Biology and Chemistry Education in Ontario High Schools, 1880-1940 | C.P. Yeang/Y. Gingras | Assistant Director, Institute for Writing and Thinking, Bard College, NY (NAP) |
| Stoklosa, Anna | 2013 | The Concept of Evidence in Health Technology Assessments | D. Castle | Research Fellow, The University of Sydney, Australia (P) |
| Varma, Charissa | 2013 | Beyond Set Theory: The Relationship between Logic and Taxonomy from the Early 1930 to 1960 | M.P. Winsor | Darwin Correspondent Project, University of Cambridge (P) |
| Barseghyan, Hakob | 2012 | A Theory of Scientific Change | B. Baigrie | Assistant Professor, IHPST, University of Toronto (V) |
| Earnshaw-Whyte, Eugene | 2012 | Modeling Evolution | D. Walsh | Assistant Professor, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology (TT) |
| Gee, Teri | 2012 | Strategies of Defending Astrology: A Continuing Tradition | A. Jones | Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Physics, Brigham Young University (V) |
| Hamilton, Vivien | 2012 | Establishing Authority: The Role of Physics in the Development of Radiology in Canada, Britain, and the United States, 1896-1928 |
C.P. Yeang | Associate Professor, History of Science, Harvey Mudd College, CA (T) |
| Kriger, Sarah | 2012 | Fighting Ghosts, Playing Whist, and Fencing with Fire: Three Technologies of Illusion in Performance in Nineteenth-century London |
J. Langins | Lecturer, School of Professional Communication, Ryerson University (V) |
| Record, Isaac | 2012 | Knowing Instruments: Design, Reliability, and Scientific Practice | A. Chakravartty | Academic Specialist, Dept. of History and Philosophy of Science, Michigan State University (V) |
| Smith (Abounader-Sofinowski), Brooke | 2012 | Model Selection and Experiment Design: Case Studies and How They Relate | B. Baigrie/J. Brown | Operations Research Analyst, US Army Aberdeen Test Center (NAP) |
| Turner, Jonathan | 2012 | The Defence Research Board of Canada, 1947 to 1977 | J. Langins | Career Educator, University of Toronto (NAP) |
| Gavrus, Delia | 2011 | Men of Strong Opinions: Identity, Self-representation and the Performance of Neurosurgery, 1919-1950 | L. Dacome/P.M.H. Mazumdar | Associate Professor and Chancellor’s Research Chair, The University of Winnipeg (T) |
| Hamm, Elizabeth | 2011 | Ptolemy’s Planetary Theory: An English Translation of Book One, Part A of the Planetary Hypotheses with Introduction and Commentary |
A. Jones | Associate Professor, Integral Liberal Arts, Saint Mary’s College of California (T) |
| Liu, Patricia | 2011 | Creating Controversy: Science Writers, Corporate Funders, and Non-expert Scientists in the Debate over Prions (1982-1997) |
P.M.H. Mazumdar | Medical Writer and Editor for Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule (SABS) (NAP) |
| Miller, Boaz | 2011 | A Social Theory of Knowledge | A. Chakravartty | Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Community Informatics, Zefat Academic College (T) |
| Ramsingh, Brigit | 2011 | The History of International Food Safety Standards and the Codex Alimentarius, 1955-1995 | L. Dacome/P.M.H. Mazumdar | Senior Lecturer, University of Central Lancashire (T) |
| Olley, Allan | 2010 | Just A Beginning: Computers And Celestial Mechanics In The Work Of Wallace J. Eckert | C.G. Fraser | Research Fellow, Cooper Museum of Computer Science, York University (P) |
2000 – 2009
| Name | Year | Dissertation Title | Supervisor | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boantza, Victor | 2009 | Styles of Experimental Reasoning in Early Modern Chemistry | T.H. Levere | Associate Professor, History of Science, Technology and Technology, University of Minnesota |
| Feke, Jacqueline (Jackie) | 2009 | Ptolemy in Philosophical Context: A Study of the Relationships Between Physics, Mathematics, and Theology |
A. Jones | Assistant Professor, Dept. of History, University of Waterloo |
| Martin-Nielsen, Janet | 2009 | Private Knowledge, Public Tensions: Theory commitment in postwar American linguistics | B. Gillon | Postdoctoral Fellow, Aarhus University |
| Tomory, Leslie | 2009 | Progressive Enlightenment: The Origins of the Gaslight Industry, 1780-1820 | J. Langins | Research Affiliate, McGill University |
| Brysse, Keynyn | 2008 | The Burgess Shale: A Cambrian Mirror for Modern Evolutionary Biology | D. Walsh | Freelance/contract copy editor/proofreader, Taylor & Francis |
| Durant, Darrin | 2008 | Burying Nuclear Waste, Exposing Nuclear Authority: Canada’s Nuclear Waste Disposal Concept and Expert-Lay Discourse |
M.P. Winsor | Lecturer, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne |
| Harris, Martha | 2008 | The physico-chemical nature of the chemical bond: valence bonding and the path of physico-chemical emergence |
T.H. Levere | Manager, Governance & Curriculum Services, FAS, University of Toronto |
| Scharf, Sara | 2007 | Identification keys and the natural method: the development of text-based information management tools in botany in the long 18th century |
M.P. Winsor | Academic Editor |
| Burns, John (Conor) | 2006 | Networking Ohio Valley Archaeology in the 19th Century | M.P. Winsor | Contract Lecturer, Ryerson University |
| Campbell, Scott | 2006 | The Premise of Computer Science: Establishing Modern Computing of the University of Toronto, 1945-1964 | J. Langins | Lecturer and Director of the Center for Society, Technology and Values, University of Waterloo |
| Cronin, Marionne | 2006 | Flying the Northern Frontier: The Mackenzie River District and the Emergence of the Canadian Bush Plane, 1929-1937 |
J. Langins | Research Fellow, University of Aberdeen |
| Everson, Theodore (Ted) | 2006 | Genetics and Health in Context: Genome Research Funding and the Construction of Genetic Disease | R.P. Thompson | Director, Global Medical Communications, Oncology @ Pfizer |
| Wiedemer, Jenene | 2006 | Anesthesia and Entertainment: Nitrous Oxide in Nineteenth Century America | B. Baigrie / P.M.H. Mazumdar | Independent Scholar |
| Worthen, Shana | 2006 | The Memory of Medieval Inventions, 1200-1600: Windmills, Spectacles, Mechanical Clocks, and Sandglasses | B.S. Hall | Instructor, Dept. of History, University of Arkansas at Little Rock |
| Lucas, Matthew | 2005 | Bridging A Cultural Divide: Strengthening Similarities and Managing Differences in University-Industry Relationships |
P.M.H. Mazumdar | Executive Director, Corporate Strategy and Performance, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada |
| Monaldi, Daniela | 2005 | The Fate of the Mesotron. The Rome Experiment on the Nuclear Absorption of Hard Cosmic Rays | C.G. Fraser | Course Director, Division of Natural Science, York University |
| Pavri, Vera | 2005 | Technological Doublespeak”: Metaphors, Public Policy and the Development of Canada’s First Domestic Communications Satellite System, 1966-1970 |
J. Langins | Associate Professor, Department of Science & Technology Studies (York University) |
| Elwick, Jamie | 2004 | Compound Individuality in Victorian Biology, 1830-1872 | M.P. Winsor | Associate Professor, Dept., of Science & Technology Studies, York University |
| Foster, Adam (Jay) | 2004 | The Human Mind and the Perception of Nature: Ideas, Judgement and Signs in Thomas Reid and Early Modern Philosophy |
T.H. Levere/M. Schabas | Lecturer, Dept. of Philosophy, Memorial University |
| Keelan, Jennifer | 2004 | The Canadian Anti-Vaccination Leagues, 1872-1892 | P.M.H. Mazumdar | Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Health – Graduate Studies, Concordia University of Edmonton |
| Sidoli, Nathan | 2004 | Ptolemy’s Mathematical Approach: Applied Mathematics in the Second Century | A. Jones | Associate Professor, School for International Liberal Studies, Waseda University |
| Lazenby, Jill | 2003 | Climates of Collaboration: Interdisciplinery Science and Social Identity | B. Baigrie | Associate Professor, Dept. of Science and Technology Studies, York University |
| Slater, Ian | 2003 | Scale and Safety in the Canadian Nuclear Industry | J. Langins | Teaching Associate, York University, Division of Natural Science |
| Wright, Katharine | 2003 | Being Human in Postwar American Thought and Culture: A History from the Cybernetic Perspective | B. Baigrie/ S. Hong | Policy Analyst at Industry Canada |
| Pantalony, David | 2002 | Rudolph Koenig,1832-1901, Hermann Von Helmholtz (1821-1894) and the Birth of Modern Acoustics | T.H. Levere | Curator, Physical Sciences and Medicine, Canada Science and Technology Museum, and Adjunct Professor of History, University of Ottawa |
| Abraham, Tara | 2000 | Microscopic Cybernetics: Mathematical Logic, Automata Theory, and the Formalization of Biological Phenomena |
R.P. Thompson | Associate Professor, Dept. of History, University of Guelph |
| Hilbert, Fr. Martin | 2000 | Pierre Duhem and Neo-Thomist Interpretations of Physical Science | S. Hong/T.H. Levere | Head of The Oratory of St Philip Neri |
| Kroker, Kenton | 2000 | From Reflex to Rhythm: Sleep, Dreaming, and the Discovery of Rapid Eye Movement, 1870-1960 | P.M.H. Mazumdar | Chair, Associate Prof., Dept. of Science & Technology Studies, York University |