Kristin Johnson is a professional historian of science who specializes in the history of the naturalist tradition (evolution biology, ecology, natural history museums, etc.) and has taught in the Science, Technology and Society Program at the University of Puget Sound (Tacoma, Washington) since 2006. She teaches a wide range of courses, including 'Science and Religion: Historical Perspectives, ' 'Evolution and Ethics, ' 'Cancer and Society, ' 'The History of Medicine, ' 'Evolution and Society since Darwin, ' 'Apes, Angels and Darwin, ' and 'Science and Race: A History.' Johnson has years of experience with the challenging task of conveying the complex and often impenetrable work of academic historians to a non-professional audience, namely, hundreds of undergraduate students. She has won two teaching awards, reflecting her ability to successfully bring academic work and conversations to a broad, nonprofessional audience. She attributes her interest in the need for human-interest-driven syntheses of scholarship for those with little prior knowledge but a keen interest in the history of science and religion to her inspiring students. Johnson is an active member in professional history of science organizations, having served on the Education Committee of the History of Science Society, the editorial boards of ISIS: Journal of the History of Science Society and the Journal for the History of Biology, and as co-organizer of the Columbia History of Science Group for the past decade
