Dr. Maggie Mang
(she/her/hers)
Assistant Professor in Health & Society
Contact Information
Office: Building 47, Rm. 23L
Phone: 805-756-0935
Email: mamang@calpoly.edu
Fields
- Feminist Theory and Disability Justice
- Environmental and Food History
- Critical Health Studies
- Critical Science and Technology Studies
Courses
- ISLA 355: Interdisciplinary Research Methods
- ISLA 303: Values and Technology
Education
- Ph.D. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY
- M.A. Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- B.A. Emory University , Atlanta. GA
About Dr. Maggie Mang:
Dr. Mang joined the Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts Department in fall 2024. She received her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. Her research and teaching interests are in feminist histories of science, health, and environment; critical health, food, and disability studies; and critical science and technology studies (STS). Dr. Mang’s dissertation research was on American experimental mass feeding projects in the 20th century. Her project exposed how metabolism became instrumental for nation and population building programs, such as nutritional accounting in prisons, wartime nutritional engineering agendas, and the legacies of the USDA’s experimental farm in Beltsville, MD.
Dr. Mang is committed to critical pedagogy informed by theories and practices of feminist theory and disability justice. She is currently at work on several research articles related to her dissertation and pedagogy projects. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, being outside in nature, fiber/textile crafting, and spending time with her two cats, Sesame and Nori.