Melissa Littlefield, Ph.D.

• Assistant Professor
• Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
• College of Applied Health Sciences
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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• Degree
• Ph.D., English and Women’s Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, July 2005
• Area of Professional Interest
• Dr. Littlefield’s professional interests include Body Studies, Cultural Studies, Science and Literature, Feminist Science Studies and Technology and Modernity.
• Research Interests
• Professor Littlefield’s research focuses on scientific systems designed to evaluate truths about bodies and identities. She is particularly interested in connections between early twentieth-century technologies and those employed in a post-9/11 America.
• Awards, Academic and Professional Honors
• Dissertation Support Grant, Research and Graduate Studies Office, The Pennsylvania State University, 2005
• Graduate Summer Residency Fellowship for dissertation research and writing, The Pennsylvania State University Institute for the Arts and Humanities, 2004
• Fellowship for dissertation, research and travel; Science, Medicine and Technology in Culture Program, 2003
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• Publications
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• Professional Associations and Certifications
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