Steering Committee

The Doctoral Program in History, Anthropology, and Science, Technology, and Society (HASTS) at MIT is a collaborative program sponsored by three MIT academic units: History (course 21H), Anthropology (course 21A), and Science, Technology, and Society (course STS).

The Doctoral Program is governed by a Steering Committee, which consists of the Director of Graduate Studies and the faculty heads of the three participating sections. A faculty member from STS, History, or Anthropology serves as the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS).  Administration of the Doctoral Program is the responsibility of STS. 

 

Steering Committee, Academic Year 2023 – 2024

Department Head, Anthropology Program
Heather Paxson
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Anthropology

Department Head, History Faculty
Malick W. Ghachem
Professor, History
Research Affiliate at the Center for International Studies

Department Head, Program in STS
Deborah Fitzgerald
Leverett Howell and William King Cutten Professor of History of Technology
Professor of History of Technology (STS)

Director of Graduate Studies
Eden Medina
Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society (STS)