Christine Chisholm

Dr. Christine Chisholm is a historian specializing in disability, medicine, and gender at Carleton University's Department of History, where she serves as a Lecturer teaching courses on Disability History and Sexuality History.

Her academic credentials include:

• B.A. Hons from St. Francis Xavier University
• Master of Arts from Carleton University (2012-2013)
• Ph.D. in History from Carleton University (2014-2019)

Her groundbreaking research examines the lived experiences of Canadian thalidomide survivors through disability history and feminist frameworks. She investigates how disabled bodies transgress public/private boundaries in rehabilitation, family life, sexuality, and reproduction, challenging societal norms of 'normality' and confronting medicalized abjection. Her work centers oral histories to amplify marginalized voices while analyzing intersections of medicine, eugenics, and bodily autonomy.

Publications reveal dual scholarly trajectories: medical history focusing on thalidomide's socio-legal legacy in Canada, and political history analyzing state surveillance evolution from Cold War to War on Terror. Both streams critically engage with power structures affecting bodily integrity and civil liberties.

No scientific awards or formal student supervision are documented. Research appears independently conducted without institutional team affiliations or grant acknowledgments. Personal interests include equestrian activities and parenting.