Kirsten Gardner
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Kirsten Gardner, Associate Professor of History, received a B.A. from Georgetown University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Gardner has taught undergraduate courses in U.S. History, Women and Gender Studies, modern U.S. history, Gender and Technology and the History of Medicine. At the graduate level, she has taught classes in U.S. Women's History. She emphasizes comparative themes in her courses. Dr. Gardner's research and publishing interests focus on issues of women's health, particularly the history of female cancers. In May 2006, UNC published her first book, "Early Detection Women, Cancer, and Awareness Campaigns in the Twentieth-Century United States. Since joining UTSA, she has published several articles including, "Hiding the Scars: A History of Post-Mastectomy Prostheses," "From Cotton to Silicone: A History of Breast Prosthesis Since World War II", and "Informing Women: Early Cancer Detection Skills." In addition, she has completed book reviews that have appeared in The Journal of Women's History and Enterprise and Society. She is the Undergraduate Coordinater of the History Department, and also participates regularly in committee work that focuses on the development of the Women and Gender Studies program at UTSA. She has chaired/co-chaired Women's History Month 2001-2004. Dr. Gardner's teaching and research interests create opportunities for students interested in engaging in comparative work between the history of women and medical science and gender studies in the United States and other parts of the world.