Don Opitz "Gender History of Science".
A DePaul alumnus, Prof. Opitz (he/him) has devoted his career to advancing the education of nontraditional learners who seek to be leaders and agents of change in their professional, public, and personal spheres of life. He has held a range of administrative positions, and he currently serves as Director of Cannabis Studies. He is also an affiliated faculty member of American Studies and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies, and an affiliated scholar in History.
His ongoing research in the history of science focuses on women, gender, and sexuality in science, and science in British imperial culture during the “long” nineteenth century. He is an editor of two books and author of more than 40 papers, including refereed journal articles, book chapters, and encyclopedia entries. His book-in-progress is provisionally titled, Daughters of Ceres: The Scientific Advancement of Women in Horticulture. He is editor-in-chief of Endeavour, a leading journal in the history and philosophy of science, a volume co-editor of the John Tyndall Correspondence Project, and a general co-editor of the series, Gender, Colonialism, and Science (Routledge).