An interdisciplinary social scientist, Nelson writes about the intersections of science, technology, medicine and African American experience. Nelson is the author of Body and Soul: The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination , the co-editor of Technicolor: Race, Technology and Everyday Life, and the editor of Social Text’s special issue on Afrofuturism. Nelson’s essays, reviews and commentary have appeared in a variety of publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Guardian and the Chronicle of Higher Education. Her publications also include essays and articles on race and digital culture; “scientism” in Black Power politics; and the use of racial categories in medicine.