About the Author

Claire Hooker is a historian of science, medicine and public health. She received her PhD from the University of Sydney in 2000. She has been a Senior Research Associate with the History and Material Culture of Public Health in Australia project, Department of Gender Studies, University of Sydney, in collaboration with the Powerhouse Museum. Claire is currently in Canada carrying out a postdoctorate on health scares. She has published extensively in both academic and popular genres. Her most recent publication is Contagion: Historical and Cultural Studies (with Alison Bashford).