Michael Ortiz

Dr. Michael Ortiz-Castro (he/him) teaches in the Department of History at Bentley University. He received his Ph.D. in American Studies from Harvard University and a BA in Mathematics and American Studies from Wesleyan University. His research focuses on the history of citizenship in the United States, with a particular focus on culture in the late 19th century U.S. He also specializes in the history of the life sciences (medicine, biology, and public health) and their relationship to race and difference during the same time period. His writing is accessible in Social History of Medicine and under review at the Journal of American History. His work has been funded by the History of Science Society, the Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, the Yale Cushing/Whitney Medical Library, and the American Philosophical Society. In his spare time, he enjoys running, hunting down rare Pokémon cards, and baking pastries.