ROBYN STANTON

PhD Student

Interests: 19 th -20 th century U.S. history, Long Island history, social history, mental hospitals, mental health, disability studies, public history, historic preservation.
I am interested in the evolving relationship(s) between mental hospitals and their surrounding communities. I am curious about how lay perceptions towards psychiatric institutions and individuals who have historically been viewed as “mentally ill” have changed over time. My current research explores this dynamic in late nineteenth-early twentieth century New York against the backdrop of the centralization of care at the state level and alterations in hospital planning and management. I am also interested in how history is interpreted and presented in public spaces with an eye towards representations in museum settings.

Office:  S-312

Email: robyn.stanton@stonybrook.edu

Advisor: Nancy Tomes