Rebecca Jackson is a Ph.D. Candidate in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine at Indiana University – Bloomington (IU-B), with particular interest in clinical measurement methodology and history and philosophy of measurement more broadly. Her dissertation, Measuring ‘Well’: Clinical Measuring Practices and Philosophy of Measurement, focuses on four cases of successful patient-centric and non-standard clinical measuring practices from the 19th century to current debates. Her educational background includes an MA in History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine and graduate Minor in Statistics from IU-B, and a dual BA in Mathematics and Creative Writing from Ball State University. Her first publication, on the history of the “drop” as a fluid unit in the 19th century, will be featured in Perspectives on Science (Nov. 2021). She has presented her work at professional conferences in Canada, US, France, and Czechia, and looks forward to presenting in Milan next summer at the Measurement at the Crossroads conference.
Research Project: “Measuring ‘Well’: Clinical Measuring Practices and Philosophy of Measurement”