Kelly Joyce

Associate Professor, Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Office: Ewell Hall 125
Email: [[kajoyc]]
Office Phone: 757-221-2498
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Areas of Specialization

Medical Sociology, Science and Technology Studies, Social Theory, Qualitative Methods

Education

B.A. in Anthropology, Brown University
Ph.D. in Sociology, Boston College

Courses Taught

Dr. Joyce teaches courses on social theory, medical sociology, and the sociology of science and technology. She works collaboratively with students in engaged sociology projects. Previous projects include community-based research on mercury pollution and Chagas Disease.

Research

Dr. Joyce’s research examines the cultural, economic, and institutional dimensions of health care. One of her projects investigates the perceptions and uses of medical imaging technologies in the United States. Her book, Magnetic Appeal: MRI and the Myth of Transparency (Cornell University Press) investigates the development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging [MRI] technology, its popular appeal and acceptance, and its current use in medical practice. Professor Joyce also studies the intersections between aging, science, health, and technology. As part of this work, she co-edited the volume Technogenarians: Studying Health and Illness through an Aging, Technology, and Science Lens (Wiley-Blackwell Publishers).

Honors, Prizes and Awards

Professor Joyce is an award winning teacher and scholar. She was awarded the Alumni Fellowship Award for Excellence in Teaching from the William and Mary Alumni Association. She also received Kappa Alpha Theta’s Favorite Professor Award and was chosen by William and Mary undergraduates to be a Distinguished Member of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars. 

Dr. Joyce’s book Magnetic Appeal won the Eliot Freidson Outstanding Publication Award given by the Medical Sociology section of the American Sociological Association in 2010. Her article "From Numbers to Pictures: The Development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and the Visual Turn in Medicine" was an honorable mention winner of the IEEE Life Members' Prize in Electrical History, which is an award sponsored by the Society for the History of Technology.