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Margaret Ellen Humphreys

Josiah Charles Trent Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, in the School of Medicine
History
Dept of History, Box 90719, Durham, NC 27708-0719
206 Classroom Bldg, Durham, NC 27708

Overview


History of American medicine and public health, history of tropical medicine, especially malaria and yellow fever, history of medicine in the American Civil War. History of racial disparities in health and health care in the US.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Josiah Charles Trent Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine, in the School of Medicine · 2009 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of History · 2005 - Present History, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Professor of Medicine · 2020 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Affiliate, Duke Global Health Institute · 2016 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers
Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society · 2017 - Present Duke Science & Society, Initiatives

Education, Training & Certifications


Harvard University · 1987 M.D.
Harvard University · 1983 Ph.D.