Sarah S. Richardson Explained

Sarah S. Richardson
Education:	Columbia University (BA) Stanford University (PhD)
Professor of the History of Science & Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Thesis Title:	Gendering the Genome: Sex Chromosomes in Twentieth Century Genetics
Thesis Url:	https://www.proquest.com/docview/305009314
Thesis Year:	2009
Doctoral Advisor:	Helen Longino
Discipline:	Philosopher and Historian of Science
Sub Discipline:	Feminist Science Studies, Science of Sex
Notableworks:	The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome
Website:	https://scholar.harvard.edu/srichard
Awards:	Adele E. Clarke Book Award (2024)^[1]

Sarah S. Richardson is an American philosopher and historian who is a professor at the Department of the History of Science at Harvard University.^[2] She is the author of The Maternal Imprint: The Contested Science of Maternal-Fetal Effects and Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome.

Career

Richardson earned her B.A. in philosophy from Columbia University in 2002, and her Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2009. She was the Five College Assistant Professor of Feminist Science Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2009 until 2010. In 2010 she would join the faculty of Harvard University, where she has remained since, earning tenure in 2017.^[3]

Research

Richardson is a historian and philosopher of science, and her research and scholastic work has largely centered on feminist science studies as well as more general intersections of gender and science. Her 2013 book Sex Itself, examined cultural norms around gender.^[4]

Selected publications

• Book: Revisiting race in a genomic age . 2008 . Rutgers University Press . Barbara A. Koenig, Sandra Soo-Jin Lee, Sarah S. Richardson . 978-0-8135-4323-9 . New Brunswick, N.J. . 173299300. ^[5]
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• Richardson . Sarah S. . Daniels . Cynthia R. . Gillman . Matthew W. . Golden . Janet . Kukla . Rebecca . Kuzawa . Christopher . Rich-Edwards . Janet . 2014 . Society: Don't blame the mothers . Nature . en . 512 . 7513 . 131–132 . 10.1038/512131a . 25119222 . 2014Natur.512..131R . 0028-0836. free .
• Richardson . Sarah S. . Reiches . Meredith . Shattuck-Heidorn . Heather . LaBonte . Michelle Lynne . Consoli . Theresa . 2015-11-03 . Focus on preclinical sex differences will not address women's and men's health disparities . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . en . 112 . 44 . 13419–13420 . 10.1073/pnas.1516958112 . 0027-8424 . 4640753 . 26534989 . free .
• Book: Postgenomics: Perspectives on biology after the genome . Duke University Press . 2015 . 978-0-8223-7544-9 . Richardson . Sarah S. . 1186332435 . Stevens . Hallam. ^[7]
• Book: Richardson, Sarah S. . The maternal imprint : the contested science of maternal-fetal effects . 2021 . 978-0-226-54477-9 . Chicago . 1240772044. ^[8]

Notes and References

1. https://histsci.fas.harvard.edu/news/richardson-receive-2024-adele-e-clarke-book-award
2. Web site: Department of History of Science . Harvard University.
3. Web site: Sarah S. Richardson . 2023-05-04 . scholar.harvard.edu . en.
4. M'charek . A. . 2014-02-14 . YseX Is a Matter of Concern Rather Than a Matter of Fact . Science . en . 343 . 6172 . 731–732 . 10.1126/science.1249293 . 2014Sci...343..731M . 51600444 . 0036-8075.
5. Reviews of Revisiting race in a genomic age
   • Randall . Vernellia . 2012 . Review of Revisiting Race in a Genomic Age . Journal of American Ethnic History . 31 . 4 . 126–127 . 10.5406/jamerethnhist.31.4.0126 . 10.5406/jamerethnhist.31.4.0126 . 0278-5927.
   • Duster . Troy . 2009 . Koenig . Barbara A. . Lee . Sandra Soo Jin . Richardson . Sarah S. . Debating Reality and Relevance . Science . 324 . 5931 . 1144–1145 . 10.1126/science.1174523 . 20494027 . 2009Sci...324.1144D . 154228509 . 0036-8075.
6. Reviews of Sex Itself
   • Milam . Erika Lorraine . 2014 . Review of Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome . Journal of the History of Biology . 47 . 2 . 329–331 . 10.1007/s10739-014-9380-5 . 43863380 . 88236842 . 0022-5010.
   • Richmond . Marsha L. . 2015 . Review of Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome . Isis . 106 . 2 . 496–497 . 10.1086/682817 . 10.1086/682817 . 0021-1753. subscription .
   • Haig . David . 2014 . Review of Sex Itself: The Search for Male and Female in the Human Genome . The Quarterly Review of Biology . 89 . 4 . 399–400 . 10.1086/678648 . 10.1086/678648 . 0033-5770.
7. Reviews of Postgenomics
   • Schnittker . Jason . 2016 . Review of Postgenomics: Perspectives on Biology after the Genome . Contemporary Sociology . 45 . 4 . 497–498 . 10.1177/0094306116653953aaa . 43996627 . 89309139 . 0094-3061. free .
   • Link . Adrianna . 2018 . Review of Postgenomics: Perspectives on Biology after the Genome . Journal of the History of Biology . 51 . 4 . 891–895 . 10.1007/s10739-018-9545-8 . 44980455 . 246619218 . 0022-5010.
8. Reviews for The Maternal Imprint
   • Lagerwey . M D . August 2022 . The maternal imprint: the contested science of maternal-fetal effects . Choice (Middletown) . 59 . 12 . 1449.
   • Schmidt . Susanne . 2023-03-01 . The Prenatal Gaze . Isis . en . 114 . 1 . 189–192 . 10.1086/723593 . 257051256 . 0021-1753.
   • News: 7 January 2022 . Mutters Beitrag, keiner sonst?: Sarah Richardson wirft einen kritischen Blick auf die Forschungen zu den Effekten mütterlicher Prägung des heranwachsenden Fötus. . de . 10 . Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung; Frankfurt [Frankfurt]. . ProQuest.