Ontario Node

The Ontario Node is based at York University with ties to the University of Toronto.

See the York STS series here

See HERE for past events at York ISTS.

Some Node news and events on this page relate to activities in Ottawa and other areas of Ontario.

Node Manager(s)

Research and Development

MA Students 2013-14:

Jovian Parry holds an MA in cultural studies from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. He is currently a PhD student in York University's Science and Technology Studies program. His interests broadly include critical animal studies, social science fiction, gender studies, ecofeminism, and the history of science and technology. Specifically, he is interested in the ideological entanglements of gender, ‘Nature’, and nonhumans throughout the history of scientific thought. He is also interested in the impact of new technologies and new social movements upon modes of food production and consumption. jovian[@]yorku.ca

Lina Pinto is a student of the Science and Technology MA Program at York University. She holds a BSc in biology (Universidad de los Andes, Colombia) and a MSc in biotechnology (Université de Strasbourg, France). She has worked in museum exhibit conceptualization in Germany and Colombia, and for the past two years was part of the research support team of a biomedical research institute in Colombia, mainly devoted to the study of neglected tropical diseases. Lina is interested in issues related to community participation in research and other mechanisms that encourage dialogues between scientists and communities to efficiently respond to their needs, particularly those associated with health. Other areas of interest include science communication, science popularization, and engagement and mobilization of communities in the political decision-making process for science related issues. lbpinto[@]york.ca; linapintog[@]gmail.com

Post-Doctoral Appointment

2010-12: Melinda Baldwin began her post-doctoral position at York University in the fall of 2010.
She is a graduate of Davidson College, where she earned her B.S. in 2004. She also holds an MPhil in History and Philosophy of Science from the University of Cambridge. After finishing her PhD at Princeton University, she joined the SSHRC cluster at York in the fall of 2010. Her dissertation, "Nature and the Making of a Scientific Community, 1869-1939," investigates the early history of the journal Nature, focusing on the journal's nineteenth-century rise to prominence in Britain, its treatment of scientific controversies such as spiritualism and radioactivity, and its impact on scientific internationalism in the twentieth century. Her broader research interests include the history of scientific communication, gender and science, and the history of chemistry.
Please see "Publications" for a list of her work as part of her fellowship