Meet our faculty

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Department Chair

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Wessell Lightfoot, Dr. Dana

PhD, MA, BA (University of Toronto)

Department Chair, History
Professor
Phone
250-960-5706
Office
CJMH-3010

Biography

Dr. Wessell Lightfoot received her PhD from the University of Toronto in 2005.

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Faculty

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Blatchford, Dr. Barrie

PhD, MPhil (Columbia University), BA Honours, MA (University of British Columbia)

Assistant Professor
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Farhan, Dr. Sara

PhD (York University), MA, BA (University of Western Ontario)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-5759
Office
CJMH-3092

Biography

I am a cultural and social historian of the modern Middle East. I have specific interest in medicine, professionalization, and education in the modern Middle East. I have a broad training in cultural and social...

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Hamon, Dr. Max

PhD (McGill University)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-5290
Office
CJMH-3004

Biography

Dr. M. Max Hamon received his PhD from McGill University in 2017. He has also taught at Carleton, Brandon and Queen’s. Broadly, he is interested in socio-cultural and political history of the nation state and...

Holler, Dr. Jacqueline

PhD (Emory), MA, BA (Simon Fraser University)

Professor
Phone
250-960-6343
Office
CJMH-3003

Biography

Dr. Jacqueline Holler is an an early modern cultural historian of early colonial Mexico who also teaches contemporary Latin American history and teaches and conducts research in the area of gender studies. She is author...

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Adjunct Faculty

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Atkinson, Dr. Maureen

PhD (University of Waterloo), MA (Athabasca University), BA (University of Northern British Columbia)

Adjunct Professor

Biography

Maureen Atkinson graduated from UNBC with a History degree in 2002 and went on to complete a MA through Athabasca University and later a PhD through the University of Waterloo (2018).

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Professors Emeriti

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Binnema, Dr. Theodore

PhD (University of Alberta), MA, BA (Calvin University)

Professor Emeritus
Phone
250-960-6662
Office
CJMH-3017

Research and Expertise

Jago, Dr. Charles

PhD (Trinity College, Cambridge), BA Honours, English and History (University of Western Ontario)

Professor Emeritus

Research and Expertise

Martel, Dr. Gordon

PhD (University of Toronto), MA (Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy), BA (Simon Fraser University)

Professor Emeritus

Morrison, Dr. William

DLit (Brandon University), PhD (University of Western Ontario), MA, BA (McMaster University)

Professor Emeritus
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Swainger, Jonathan

PhD (Western University), MA (University of Calgary), BA (University of Lethbridge)

Professor Emeritus
Committee Member, Institute for Social Research
Alumni Liaison, Department of History
Phone
250-960-5310
Office
CJMH-3091

Research and Expertise