DOROTHY ROSS was a pioneering historian of the origins of modern social science and a professor emerita in the Johns Hopkins University Department of History.
Ross’s research focused on historical writing in the social sciences, revealing insights from the history of fields including psychology, economics, political science, and sociology that transformed scholars’ understanding of the past. The depth of her dedication to graduate education was illustrated by her 2023 establishment of the New Directions Fund in the History Department to support graduate student research and conference travel.