Peter Conrad (sociologist)
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Peter Conrad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1945 |
| Died | 3 March 2024 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | State University of New York at Buffalo Northeastern University Boston University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | sociology |
| Sub-discipline | medical sociology |
| Institutions | Brandeis University Suffolk University Drake University |
| Notable works | Sociology of Health and Illness: Critical Perspectives |
Peter Conrad (1945–2024) was an American medical sociologist[1] who has researched and published on numerous topics including ADHD, the medicalization of deviance, the experience of illness, wellness in the workplace, genetics in the news, and biomedical enhancements.
He was a member of the faculty at Brandeis University since 1979 and after 1993 was the Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences. He received his B.A. in sociology at State University of New York at Buffalo (1967), M.A. from Northeastern University (1970) and Ph.D. in sociology from Boston University in 1976. Prior to Brandeis, he taught at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts (1971–1975) and Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa (1975–1978). At Brandeis he served as chair of the Department of Sociology for nine years and since 2002 as chair of the interdisciplinary program "Health: Science, Society and Policy" (HSSP). He also was a visiting professor at New York University, Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia), University of London, Royal Holloway, and Queen's University Belfast (Northern Ireland).
Personal life
He lived in Lincoln, Massachusetts, with his wife, Dr. Libby Bradshaw. They had two children.
