Marsha Richmond, Associate Professor / History of Early 20th Century Genetics, History of Evolutionary Theory, Darwin's Life & Works, Women in Science, Cell Theory / mailto:marsha.richmond@wayne.edu Telephone: 313/577-6499             Home: 734/741-4465 Fax: 313/577-8585                       Home Page: http://www.is.wayne.edu/mrichmon

Marsha Richmond joined the Department in fall 1994.  She has a Ph.D. in the History of Science from Indiana University, with a specialization in the life sciences.  Her research focuses on the rise of modern biology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in Germany and Britain, particularly concentrating on genetics, evolution studies, and the entry of women into biology.  She has had experience teaching undergraduate classes, including laboratory courses, as well as graduate course offerings.  Dr. Richmond's scholarship, represented in publications and presentations at academic conferences, has been supported by several fellowships and grants (including a major grant from the National Science Foundation).  She currently serves as a U.S. Advisor to the Correspondence of Charles Darwin Project, based in Cambridge, England.  She is also on the editorial board of NTM. International Journal of History And Ethics of Natural Sciences, Technology and Medicine (Basel), and History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences (London).