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Christine Keiner

Department Chair

Department of Science, Technology, and Society
College of Liberal Arts
cmkgsh@rit.edu
585-475-4698
Office Location
EAS-1311
Office Mailing Address
01-1311

Christine Keiner

Department Chair

Department of Science, Technology, and Society
College of Liberal Arts

Education

BA, Western Maryland College; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University

Bio

B.A. Biology, McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland College)
Ph.D. History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, Johns Hopkins University

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cmkgsh@rit.edu
585-475-4698
Areas of Expertise
History of science and technology
US environmental history

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Published Review
Keiner, Christine. "The Cost of Scientific Patronage." Rev. of Science on a Mission: How Military Funding Shaped What We Do and Don’t Know about the Ocean, by Naomi Oreskes. Science 16 Apr. 2021: 245. Print.
Keiner, Christine. Rev. of Why Study Biology by the Sea?, eds. Karl S. Matlin, Jane Maienschein, and Rachel A. Ankeny. Social History of Medicine 2020: hkaa108. Web.
Keiner, Christine. Rev. of Pesticides, A Love Story, by Michelle Mart. Journal of American History 1 Jun. 2017: 261-262. Print.
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Invited Keynote/Presentation
Keiner, Christine. "The Chesapeake: Prologue to the Anthropocene." Estuaries and the Anthropocene. Texas A&M University. Galveston, TX. 21 May 2021. Conference Presentation.
Keiner, Christine. "Humboldt and the Unbuilt Central American Canal." North American Society for Oceanic History. North American Society for Oceanic History. Pensacola, FL. 8 Jul. 2021. Conference Presentation.
Keiner, Christine. "Recovering Hidden Histories of Marine and Aquatic Invasion Biology." 26th International Congress of History of Science and Technology. ICHST. Prague, Czech Republic. 26 Jul. 2021. Conference Presentation.
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Full Length Book
Keiner, Christine. Deep Cut: Science, Power, and the Unbuilt Interoceanic Canal. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2020. Print.
Journal Paper
Keiner, Christine. "The Maryland Oyster Aquaculture Transition: Balancing Economics, Ecology, and Equity." Southeastern Geographer 59. (2019): 40-51. Print.
Keiner, Christine. "A Two-Ocean Bouillabaisse: Science, Politics, and the Central American Sea-Level Canal Controversy." Journal of the History of Biology 50. 4 (2017): 835-887. Print.
Keiner, Christine and Ashley Carse, Pamela M. Henson, Marixa Lasso, Paul S. Sutter, Megan Raby and Blake Scott. "Panama Canal Forum: From the Conquest of Nature to the Construction of New Ecologies." Environmental History 21. (2016): 206-287. Print.
National/International Competition Award Winner
Keiner, Christine. Journal of the History of Biology. 2019 Everett Mendelsohn Prize. Utrecht, Netherlands, 2019.
Journal Editor
Member, Editorial Board, ed. Journal of the History of Biology. Springer Netherlands: Springer, 2018. Print.
Published Book
Keiner, Christine. The Oyster Question: Scientists, Watermen, and the Maryland Chesapeake Bay since 1880. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2010. Print.
Formal Presentation
Keiner, Christine. “Reconnecting Marylanders with their Oyster Heritage: A Century of Political Resistance to Privatizing the Oyster Beds of the Maryland Chesapeake Bay.” Ninth Maritime Heritage Conference. Baltimore, MD. 15-19 Sept. 2010. Presentation.
Keiner, Christine. “Building a Better Oyster: The Rise of the Pacific Northwest Marine Biotechnology Industrial-Academic Complex.” Society for the History of Technology (SHOT). Tacoma, WA. 30 Oct. - 3 Sept. 2010. Presentation.
Keiner, Christine. “The Sea-Level Panama Canal Debate as aCold War Forum for Emerging EnvironmentalConcerns.” Tri-University History Conference on Cold War Encounters. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. 16 Oct. 2010. Presentation.
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Currently Teaching

STSO-120
Introduction to Environmental Studies
3 Credits
Introduction to Environmental Studies explores the human condition within an environmental context by emphasizing critical environmental problems facing humans on both global and regional scales, and by applying interdisciplinary approaches. Issues, their causes, and potential solutions will be analyzed with respect to ethical, social, historical, political, scientific, and technological factors. Key concepts and themes include climate change, natural resource use and waste, population and consumption, urban and built environments, food, energy, globalization, markets, politics, environmental justice and inequality, and environmentalism.
STSO-326
History of Ecology and Environmentalism
3 Credits
This course explores the history of ecological science, from the eighteenth century to the present, and it features the political use of ecological ideas in environmental debates, from the 19th century to the present. We investigate how social and political ideas have influenced ecological science, how ecological concepts have influenced Western politics and society, and how different generations of ecological researchers have viewed their role in society.
STSO-422
Great Lakes
3 Credits
The Great Lakes ecosystem is a critically important freshwater resource, both locally and globally. This course examines the lakes and surrounding region as a case study for understanding global environmental issues. Using an interdisciplinary lens, students will assess the local, regional, national, and international scope of Great Lakes environmental issues, and analyze the roles of history, science, engineering, economics, public policy, and other relevant factors in shaping the past, present, and future of the lakes and human communities in the watershed.

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