Dr Sam McLean
Lecturer in Social Medicine Education
Research interests
- Culture
- History
- Philosophy
Contact details
Biography
Dr Sam McLean is a Lecturer (equivalent of Associate Professor in the US) in the Department of Global Health & Social Medicine, where he serves as the Deputy Chair of the Culture, Medicine and Power (CMP) research group. Sam is the module convener of the core BA module, Foundations in Social Science and Social Theory. He is a core member of the Neuroscience and Society Network. He holds a PhD in the history and philosophy of science, which was passed without corrections.
Research
Sam’s research covers a range of connected aspects of the history and philosophy of science and medicine:
- Memory in neuroscience and psychology
- Addiction science and psychiatry
- History of the passions in European culture
- Moral psychology in the human sciences
He is currently working on two projects: the first is examining the ‘memory turn’ in addiction neurosciences and psychology over the past twenty-five years. The second is investigating the history of passion and knowledge in European thought.
His interests also include:
- History of Ideas
- Philosophy of Science and Medicine
- Mental Health, Policy and Society
- Social Theory
Teaching
Undergraduate
BA Global Health & Social Medicine
PhD supervision
Sam is keen to supervise students working in the following areas:
- History and/or philosophy of neuroscience, psychology and psychiatry
- Addiction science and medicine
- The passions and psychiatry
- Memory studies (especially as it relates to mental distress)
- Modern social and political thought
Further details
Research
Neuroscience & Society Network
Engaging with the social, political and economic implications of developments in neuroscience.
Culture, Medicine & Power research group
Delving into the interdisciplinary study of social, cultural, political and historical dimensions of health and illness.
Mental Health & Society research group
Seeking to better understand the socio-political dimensions of mental health and illness in the Global North and South.
The Centre for the Humanities and Health
A multidisciplinary forum interfacing the humanities, health, science & society.
Events
The passions of addiction: the memory turn in addiction neuroscience
Global Health and Social Medicine seminar with Dr Sam McLean on addiction.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research
Neuroscience & Society Network
Engaging with the social, political and economic implications of developments in neuroscience.
Culture, Medicine & Power research group
Delving into the interdisciplinary study of social, cultural, political and historical dimensions of health and illness.
Mental Health & Society research group
Seeking to better understand the socio-political dimensions of mental health and illness in the Global North and South.
The Centre for the Humanities and Health
A multidisciplinary forum interfacing the humanities, health, science & society.
Events
The passions of addiction: the memory turn in addiction neuroscience
Global Health and Social Medicine seminar with Dr Sam McLean on addiction.
Please note: this event has passed.