COURSES
Upcoming Courses (Fall 2025)
Health Communication (Fall 2025)
Human Health and Disease (Fall 2025)
Introduction to Public Health (Fall 2025)
History of Public Health in the United States (Fall 2025)
John R. Armstrong "At Your Service” (c.1945) Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA
“Dr Bonneau was extremely animated and fun when teaching. For a three hour class that helped a lot. It was one of the few where I paid attention the whole time. He presents material in an engaging way and switches up the style of assignments.”
“I liked how easy and comfortable this instructor made it to join in a discussion. I have found other instructors to be unapproachable and judgmental, but he was not this at all. He was very nice but was also firm when it came to giving honest feedback. I also greatly appreciated how flexible he was with the curriculum of the class given our time restraints of the semester.”
“He is very approachable outside the classroom through email since it was an online class. The open discussions about the readings helped a lot in understanding the concept. The debate was also fun to do.”
Past Courses: Practice and History of Medicine and Public Health
Accounting for the Dead: Research in the Public History of Public Health (UMBC)
Disease, Death, and Data: Research in the Public History of Public Health (UMBC)
Epidemic City: Philadelphia from Yellow Fever to COVID-19 (Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore Colleges)
Global History of Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1500 to the Present (Rutgers University-Camden)
Hands-On History of Biology: A Journey through the Life Sciences from Aristotle to Ancient DNA (Franklin and Marshall College)
Historical Epidemiology (UMBC)
History of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (Penn State University)
History of Medicine and Public Health (UMBC; Rutgers University-Camden; Westville Education Initiative, Westville Correctional Facility, Cooperative Program of Bard College and Holy Cross College)
History of Public Health in the United States (Franklin and Marshall College, UMBC)
Introduction to Public Health (Franklin and Marshall College)
Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw: Fear, Loathing, and the Natural World in Human History (Franklin and Marshall College)
Pandemic! A Global History of Disease (UMBC)
Public Health in Historical, Philosophical, and Social Context (UMBC)
Public Policy Implementation and Analysis (Franklin and Marshall College)
Social History of American Medicine (UMBC)
US History Survey: Medicine and Public Health Focus (UMBC; University of Notre Dame)
Edvard Munch "The Sick Child (fifth in series)" (1925) Munch Museum, Oslo
“Professor Bonneau was always happy in class and it was clear he loves what he studies and loves to teach. For a 3 hour lecture, especially for someone who is a science major, I expected to be bored but he did a great job of keeping me engaged.”
Past Courses: History and Philosophy of Science
The Long Scientific Revolution: European Science from Newton to Einstein (Franklin and Marshall College)
History of Science and Technology after 1700 (UMBC)
History of Science and Technology to 1700 (UMBC)
Introduction to the Human Context of Science and Technology (UMBC)
Interdisciplinary in the Sciences (University of Notre Dame)
Bonneau, "Grumpy Professor Observing Chemosynthesis" (2021) Yellowstone National Park
“I learned about public health practices that I had never known about before. Not a lot of history classes cover public health. It was a topic I had very little background in. I know more about the reason certain issues exist today.”
Saint-Gaudens "Angel of Purity" (1902) Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Courses in Development
The Darwinian Revolution
Human Health and Disease
Epidemiology and Demographics
Environmental History and Policy
“Professor Bonneau’s passion for public health is clear during every class. He provides ample opportunities for everyone to do well in the class, even creating multiple interesting events outside of class that students can get credit for.”