Fiona Clare WILLIAMSON

Fiona Clare Williamson is a Professor of Environmental History and Associate Dean (Undergraduate Education) at Singapore Management University (SMU). She holds additional roles as Basket Coordinator for Technology & Society and Urban Fellow at the SMU Urban Institute. Her primary affiliation is with the College of Integrative Studies.

Education:

• PhD, University of East Anglia, 2009
• MA (Higher Education), University of East Anglia, 2011
• MA (History), University of East Anglia, 2003

Research Focus: Williamson specializes in the environmental history of Singapore, British Malaya, and Hong Kong, with particular attention to climate change, extreme weather, and their sociocultural impacts on colonial cities. She collaborates with scientists and geographers on interdisciplinary projects like urban heat island studies and historical weather data recovery for climate modeling.

Teaching: Courses include 'Science, Environment & Empire' and 'Climate, History & Society.'

Administration & Outreach: Leads undergraduate education strategy at SMU while coordinating interdisciplinary initiatives on technology-society interactions and urban studies through the SMU Urban Institute.