Dr. Elise Smith

Associate Professor

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Biography

Elise Smith is an Associate Professor in the History of Medicine at the University of Warwick. Her academic interests focus on the history of medicine and life sciences in Britain, particularly during the British Empire from 1800 to the present. Smith’s current research project examines the impact of the 19th-century health reform movement in the Royal Navy and the role of maritime medicine in debates about nature versus nurture, as well as issues related to physical deterioration and national efficiency. She is revising a book manuscript titled "Skulls, Nation and Empire: The Rise and Fall of British Craniology, 1800-1939" which explores the study of skull measurements as a branch of racial science within Britain and its empire during the 19th and 20th centuries. Her broader research interests include racial theory and the measurement of the human body, as well as the disciplinary histories of anthropology and anatomy.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Warwick • Coventry, UK

Teaching and research in the history of medicine.

Teaching and Research Fellow

2011-01-01 — 2014-01-01

Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK

Conducted research and taught in the history of medicine.

Courses

HI907 Themes and Methods in Medical History HI991 Matters of Life and Death HI176 Mind, Body, Society HI2L2 Life and Death: History of Human Remains HI34I Medicine, Empire and Body, c.1750-1914

Requirements for University of Warwick

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:2.1
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:92
PTE
Listening
Required:59
Reading
Required:59
Writing
Required:59
Speaking
Required:59
Overall
Required:62
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in Engineering or a related STEM discipline
Application Checklist
  • Online application form
  • Official transcripts
  • Degree certificate
  • Personal statement
  • One academic reference
  • CV/Resume
  • English language proficiency evidence
Specialization Notes

Includes General, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Biomedical, and Manufacturing Engineering. Most programs fall under English Band A.