Past Member
Sharon Therese Strocchia
Funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
European History, Social History of Medicine
Website
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At IAS, Sharon Strocchia will be working on her book, "Health for Sale: Marketing Medicines in Late Renaissance Italy." Combining medical history, business history, and print culture, her project historicizes the development of public trust in pharmaceuticals by looking at patents, early clinical trials, and innovative marketing practices.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Fall
Degrees
University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D.
1981
Honors
2021
Gordan Prize, Renaissance Society of America
2021
Rossiter Prize, History of Science Society
2020
Marraro Prize, Society for Italian Historical Studies
2020
Collaborative Project Award, Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender
2010
Marraro Prize, American Catholic Historical Association
Appointments
Emory University
2009–2023
Professor of History
Harvard Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, Florence
2022
Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Visiting Professor
National Humanities Center
2015–2016
Fellow
Institute for Research in the Humanities, U. Wisconsin-Madison
2011
Solmsen Fellow
American Academy in Rome
2001
Visiting Scholar
National Humanities Center
1998–1999
Fellow