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Dr. Andrea Wiegeshoff is a Researcher in the Department of Modern History at the University of Bonn, where she focuses on medical history, global health, and imperial security studies. She also serves as a Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen (CH) since 2024 and was a Lecturer at the University of Bonn (2024–2025).
- Education: PhD in History and Cultural Studies (University of Marburg, 2011)
- Research Interests: Medical history, global health, imperialism, colonial history, security studies, history of diplomacy.
Her research analyzes the intersection of epidemics, empire, and security practices, particularly in colonial spaces like 19th-century British Mauritius. Articles emphasize themes such as health control in U.S. colonies, disease containment in European empires, and the role of rats in plague spread.
Recent publications include Ecologies of Disease Control (2025, co-edited) and contributions to journals like Modern American History and Journal of Modern European History. Awards include the MARA Habilitation Completion Scholarship and fellowships from the German Historical Institutes in London and Washington D.C.
She co-led the collaborative subproject "Security and Empire" (2018–2021) and contributed to interdisciplinary initiatives like the "Spaces of Infection" workshop (2022). Her work bridges historical analysis with contemporary debates on pandemic governance and border control.
