Emma Kitchen
Assistant Teaching Professor,
Center for Biology and Society
Other ASU affiliations
Teaching Assistant Professor,
School of Life Sciences
Teaching Assistant Professor,
School of Life Sciences Human Dimensions
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Mail code: 4501Campus: Tempe
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Long Bio
Emma Kitchen received her PhD in History, focusing on History of Science, from the University of Chicago in 2023. In her research, she draws on the history and philosophy of evolutionary biology, examining the relationship between time, biological processes, and human history. Her latest research collaborations with Dr. Scott Lidgard examined the historical and metaphorical meanings of “living fossils” (organisms that seemingly persisted unchanged over time).
Her teaching dives into history’s impact on contemporary science, medicine, and public scientific engagement. She's enjoyed working with natural history museums, collaborating with scientists, and teaching courses on public relationships to science via the horror genre.
Courses
2026 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 493 | Honors Thesis |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
| BIO 316 | Hist Bio:Conflicts&Controversy |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
2025 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 492 | Honors Directed Study |
| BIO 100 | The Living World |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 322 | History of Science I |
| BIO 328 | History of Science I |
2025 Summer
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 316 | Hist Bio:Conflicts&Controversy |
| BIO 316 | Hist Bio:Conflicts&Controversy |
| HPS 330 | Hist Bio:Conflicts&Controversy |
| HPS 330 | Hist Bio:Conflicts&Controversy |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
2025 Spring
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
| BIO 100 | The Living World |
| BIO 100 | The Living World |
| BIO 100 | The Living World |
| BIO 100 | The Living World |
| BIO 100 | The Living World |
| BIO 100 | The Living World |
2024 Fall
| Course Number | Course Title |
|---|---|
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| BIO 318 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |
| HPS 331 | History of Medicine |