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First Name
Cornelia
Last Name
Lambert
Country
United States
State
GA
Affiliation
Nursing Clio; Rutgers University; Injury Studies Network
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Keywords
History of Science, Medicine, and Technology, History of Childhood, History of Education, Teaching Higher Education
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PhD
PhD

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About Me

My research interests include modern babyhood, the interconnections of education and public health, and the history of the family. Currently I’m working on modern parenting and risk assessment, looking at safety technologies like car seats, water wings, and bassinets.

Recent Publications
  • “Discomfort and Compassion in the Classroom” in Do Less Harm: Ethical Questions for Health Historians, Courtney E. Thompson and Kylie M. Smith, eds. Johns Hopkins, August 2025, pages 276-285.
  • “Barefoot children in a ‘fine room’: Robert Owen, Adam Smith, and social regeneration in Scotland” in The Routledge History of Poverty, c.1450-1800, David Hitchcock and Julia McClure, eds. Routledge, 2021, [ages 345-363.
  • “Nature vs. Nurture Debate,” “Breastfeeding,” Swaddling,” and “T. Berry Brazelton,” in The Social History of the American Family, Marilyn J. Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong, eds. SAGE, September 2014.
  • “Chapter 1: Understanding your University: OU in the World,” and “Chapter 4: Enhancing your Intellect: Cognitive Development,” in Miller, Lillian D., Sooner Citizen, University of Oklahoma Office of Freshman Programs, Norman, OK (2013).
  • “Living Machines”: Dance Education at Robert Owen’s New Lanark School, 1816-1828,” Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, 4:3 (Fall 2011), 419-33
  • “’Y’all Bon Appetit, You Hear?’: Lessons from the Oklahoma Food Cooperative,” Journal of Co-operative Studies, 43: 2 (August 2010), 46-9
Media Coverage
Country Focus
Expertise by Geography
United Kingdom, United States
Expertise by Chronology
18th century, 19th century, Modern, 20th century, 21st century
Expertise by Topic
Children & Youth, Family, Medicine, Pedagogy, Science, Technology