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University of Texas at San Antonio

History Health Science Medicine Social Science Modern History History of Science Gender Studies

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5.04/23/2026

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Kirsten Gardner is a Professor of History at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), serving as Director of Medical Humanities in the Department of History, Romo Endowed Professor (2023-2025), and UTSA Distinguished Teaching Professor since 2022. Affiliated faculty in Women’s Studies, she has been at UTSA for over two decades, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in U.S. History, Women and Gender Studies, History of Medicine, Modern U.S. History, Gender and Technology, Research and Writing Practices, and Pedagogy for Historical Thinking. Gardner leads study abroad programs in Urbino, Italy, and has developed experiential learning courses in public history for the Honors College, involving visits to sites such as the San Antonio Missions, Briscoe Western Art Museum, Blackwell School, and Big Bend National Park. She earned a B.A. in History from Georgetown University, an M.A. in 1995 and Ph.D. in 1999 in History from the University of Cincinnati, and a graduate certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Cincinnati.