Roan Parrish

Roan Parrish is a lecturer in the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland. She has previously taught in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech as well as the Science, Technology, and Society program at Tufts University. Parrish has earned a B.S. in Neuroscience, a B.S. in Psychology, and an M.S. in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech. She is completing her Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from Virginia Tech. 

Parrish's research interests involve the history of medicine, the history of computing, and labor. Her dissertation, "Constructing an Electronic Medical Record," used Andrew Abbott's system of professions to analyze how both the material conditions of technology and the structure of knowledge influenced the division of labor in clinical settings. Her project focused on the iterative design process and the involvement of all stakeholders, emphasizing the roles of both engineers and medical professionals. 

Parrish received the 2023 Joan Cahalin Robinson Prize from the Society for the History of Technology for her presentation of her dissertation research.