Oklahoma State University	Department of Zoology

Margaret S. Ewing Professor Ph.D., 1966, Oklahoma State University Email: msewing@okstate.edu Phone: 405-744-9689

(History of women in biology, Nature of the individual, Gender and science, Ichthyophthirius)

Specific Interests

I am interested in issues of gender and science, particularly biology. The experience of women in biology, especially in aquatic biology, is a specific focus for the portion of my work that is historical. Closely related is research into the development of women's relationship to nature. A long-term interest is the biology of Ichthyophthirius, a parasite of freshwater fish. Broadly related work deals with the nature of the biological individual and how conceptions of boundaries shape study of the individual.

Selected Publications

• Kaufman, J.S., M.S. Ewing, D.M. Montgomery, A.E. Hyle, and P.A. Self. 2003. From Girls in Their Elements to Women in Science: Rethinking Socialization through Memory-Work. Peter Lang Publishing: New York.
• Warner, P.C. and M.S. Ewing. 2002. Wading in the water: Women aquatic biologists coping with clothing, 1877-1945. BioScience 52:97-104.
• Van Den Bussche, R.A., S.R. Hoofer, C.P. Drew and M.S. Ewing. 2000. Characterization of histone H3/H4 gene region and phylogenetic affinity of Ichthyophthirius multifiliis based on H4 DNA sequence variation. Mol. Phyl. Evol. 14:461-468.
• Ewing, M.S., V.S. Blazer, D.L. Fabacher, E.E. Little and K.M. Kocan. 1999. Channel catfish response to ultraviolet-B radiation. J. Aqu. An. Health. 11:192-195.
• Ewing, M.S., A.E. Hyle, J. S. Kaufman, D.M. Montgomery, and P. A. Self. 1999. The hard work of remembering: Memory work as narrative research. In: Feminist Empirical Research: Emerging Perspectives on Qualitative and Teacher Research, ed. J. Addison and S. J. McGee. Heinemann Boyton/Cook: Portsmouth NH, pp. 112-126.
• Keller, E.F. and M.S. Ewing. 1993. The kinds of "individuals" one finds in evolutionary biology. In: Evolutionary Ethics, ed. M.H. Nitecki and D.V. Nitecki. State University of New York Press:Albany. pp. 349-357.