Stephen Casper

Professor of History / Interim Associate Director of Honors
Department(s) / Center(s)

Arts, Culture and Technology Department

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Biography

I was born in a small town in Minnesota. I've loved history and science my entire life. I've worked in neurology and neuroscience laboratories. I've had first hand experience in marine biology as well. I love archives and libraries. I like historic buildings. I'd prefer not to own a mobile phone. But I have a twitter account.

Education Background

History of Medicine Ph.D. - University College London
Neuroscience and Biochemistry B.S.C - University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Teaching Interests

History of Medicine in Europe and North America; Neuroscience and Society; Introduction to Culture, Biology and Society; European History, the long 19th Century; Science, Technology and Society

Research Interests

The history of traumatic brain injuries and concussions; Physiology in the Anglo-American World in modernity; The politics of neuroscience; the History of Disturbances of Consciousness; the Patient in Medical History

Publications

  • Casper, S. (2014). The Neurologists: A History of a Medical Specialty in Modern Britain, c. 1789-2000. Manchester: Manchester University Press
  • CasperS. andGavrus G. (in press), eds. The History of the Brain and Mind Sciences: Technique, Technology and Therapy.Rochester NY: University of Rochester Press.
  • Casper, S., Jacyna, L. S. (2012), eds. The Neurological Patient in History. Rochester NY: University of Rochester Press

Contact

Email: scasper@clarkson.edu

Office Phone Number: 315/268-3882

Office Location: 276 Bertrand H. Snell Hall

Clarkson Box Number: CU Box 5750