Research Interests
Literature and science, science & technology studies, critical neuroscience, forensic science, science fiction, disciplinarity
Education
Ph.D. English and Women's Studies, Penn State University, 2005
Courses Taught
Science and Technology Studies, literature and science, science fiction, body studies, feminist/science studies
COURSES
- Engl 120: Science Fiction
- Engl 221: Speculative Futures
- Engl 300: Writing about Literature
- Engl 475: Literature and Other Disciplines
- Kines 442: Body, Culture, Society
- Engl 582: Topics--Writing Bodies of Knowledge
- Kines 594: Representing Bodies
Recent Publications
Adamson, B. C., Adamson, M. D., Littlefield, M. M., & Motl, R. W. (2018). ‘Move it or lose it’: Perceptions of the impact of physical activity on multiple sclerosis symptoms, relapse and disability identity. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10(4), 457-475. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676X.2017.1415221
Littlefield, M. M. (2018). Instrumental Intimacy: EEG Wearables and Neuroscientific Control. Johns Hopkins University Press. https://muse.jhu.edu/book/57783
Littlefield, M. M. (2017). "A Mind Plague on Both Your Houses": Imagining the Impact of the Neuro-Turn on the Neurosciences. In J. Leefmann, & E. Hildt (Eds.), The Human Sciences after the Decade of the Brain (pp. 198-213). Elsevier Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804205-2.00012-4
Littlefield, M. M., & Sudan, R. (2016). Editorial introduction. Configurations, 24(3). https://doi.org/10.1353/con.2016.0017
Littlefield, M. M. (2016). Rethinking Peer-Review Processes: Expertise Across the Neuroscience/Humanities Gap. AJOB Neuroscience, 7(2), 99-101. https://doi.org/10.1080/21507740.2016.1172138