Aimee Dávila Hisey is an Instructor and PhD candidate in History of Science at Oregon State University. Specializing in viceregal history and more particularly in Mexico, she is interested in the history of medicine and the circulation of medical knowledge among practitioners in the face of historical adversities.
Courses Taught
- HST 101: ‘Western’ Civilization
- HST 348: Indigenous Histories of Latin America
- HST / REL 350: Early Latin America
- HST 351: Modern Latin America
- HST 452: Modern Mexico
Education
- 2018 – present
- PhD candidate | History of Science
- 2017
- Master of Arts | Interdisciplinary Studies | History, Anthropology, Spanish Literature
- Graduate Certificate in College and University Teaching
- 2013
- Bachelor of Arts | History
Research Interests
- Archival Theory
- Crypto-Judaism
- Early Modern Spain
- Ethnohistory
- Gender and sexuality
- History of medicine
- History of Mexico
- History of surgery
- Indigenous histories
- Indigenous medicine and healing
- Inquisition and ecclesiastical rhetoric
- Judaizantes in Spanish viceroyalties
- Limpieza de sangre
- Marriage and illicit unions
- Midwives
- Modernity and progress
- Public health and hygiene in Latin America
- Spanish viceroyalties
- Surgeon barbers
AIMEE DÁVILA HISEY 