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

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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Farhan, Dr. Sara

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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Hamon, Dr. Max

PhD (McGill University)

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

Holler, Dr. Jacqueline

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

Professor
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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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