About

Olivia Weiss
PhD Candidate, Department of History

Contact:
oxw25@case.edu

Education:
MA, The College of William & Mary, 2019
BA, Vassar College, 2017

Field of Study:
History of Medicine; Modern US; Race and Gender; Medical Rhetoric

Selected Conferences and Presentations:

“A Seminal Undertaking: Testicular Cancer, Sperm Banking, and Fatherhood,” A Fresh Look on Men, Masculinities and Reproduction, Early-Career Researchers’ Symposium, in conjunction with Brocher Foundation, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds, University of Zurich, and Universität Luzern, via Zoom, August 2025.

“Insignificant and Inappropriate Surgery: Non-Normative Orchiectomy for Testicular Cancer in Historical Context,” History Associates Fellowship Talks, CWRU Dept. of History, Cleveland, Ohio, January 2025.

“Histories of Testicular Cancer, Masculinity, and Modernity,” Graduate Student Research Showcase for the Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee of the CWRU Board of Trustees, Cleveland, Ohio, October 2024.

“A Partner in the Ballroom: Testicular Prosthesis and Masculinity in Medical Journals and Patient Experiences,” American Association for the History of Medicine Annual Conference, Saratoga Springs, New York, April 2022.

“A Partner in the Ballroom: Addressing the Emotional Impact of Testicular Prosthesis on Masculinity According to Medical Journals and Patient Experiences, 1941-2020,” Waring Library Society, December 2021.

Publications:
Review of Sandra Eder, How the Clinic Made Gender: The Medical History of a Transformative Idea (University of Chicago Press, 2022), History of Psychiatry 35, no. 2 (June 2024): 255-56.

About Olivia:
Olivia is a PhD Candidate studying the history of medicine, as well as gender and masculinity. Her research focuses on the history of cancer and its intersections with gender. Her dissertation work is specifically looking at how masculinity is complicated and compromised by diagnosis and treatment of testicular cancer.

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