Meet our faculty

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Department Chair

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

Assistant Professor

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Environmental history; American history (19th and 20th century); Animal history; History of the Life Sciences; Settler Colonialism in North America.
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PhD (York University), MA, BA (University of Western Ontario)

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

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Modern Middle East, science, medicine and technology, professionalization, education, sexuality, public health, radio and television.
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PhD (McGill University)

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

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

Professor
Chair, Global and International Studies
Phone
250-960-6343
Office
CJMH-3003

Research and Expertise

Areas of Expertise
Gender, sexuality, emotion, health, religion, violence against women.
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Adjunct Faculty

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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/Emeritae

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

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

Research and Expertise

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

Professor Emeritus

Research and Expertise

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

Professor Emeritus

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

Professor Emeritus
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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