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Geneviève Dumas serves as a Full Professor in the Department of History within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Université de Sherbrooke. Her academic career spans decades of research and teaching focused on medieval Mediterranean societies with particular expertise in health systems, scientific knowledge transmission, and urban development. She maintains active research collaborations across international institutions and regularly presents findings at major academic conferences worldwide.
Her educational background includes a 2016 Habilitation à diriger des recherches (HDR) from Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3 focusing on 'Sciences, medicine and techniques in the medieval urban context,' a 2000-2002 Postdoctoral Fellowship at McGill University's Department of Social Studies of Medicine examining 'Health and therapeutics in 15th century Paris,' and a Doctorate in History from McGill University (1994-2000) on 'Society and health practices in 14th-15th century Montpellier.' Her academic training also includes a Master's in Medieval Studies from Université de Montréal and undergraduate studies at Université de Sherbrooke.
Professor Dumas specializes in the social history of scientific concepts and ideas with a multidisciplinary approach to Mediterranean medieval societies. Her research examines knowledge transmission between Eastern and Western civilizations, particularly in medical and scientific domains. Current projects investigate urban identities in Montpellier through FQRSC-funded research. Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate courses on Western Medieval History, Islamic Civilizations, Ottoman Near East, and graduate seminars on urban history, with emphasis on social and cultural historical approaches.
Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent focus on medieval urban environments, health systems, and knowledge networks. Recent publications analyze water management, disaster response, and public health infrastructure in medieval Montpellier, revealing sophisticated municipal governance systems. Cross-cutting themes include the transmission of scientific knowledge between cultures, the relationship between religious institutions and urban management, and the development of medical practices in urban contexts. Her book 'Ymage de vie' examines alchemical manuscripts while 'Santé et société à Montpellier' explores comprehensive urban health systems.
- Dean's Honor List for PhD, Faculty of Graduate Studies, McGill University (2000)
- Harold S. Segall Award for outstanding research presentation, Canadian Society for the History of Medicine (1995)
Professor Dumas has successfully secured multiple research grants including CRSH funding for 'Environment, climate and space in Montpellier' (2020-2024), FQRSC support for 'Citizenship in 13th-15th century Montpellier' (2007-2010), and startup funding from Université de Sherbrooke. She has supervised student groups on historical site visits across Europe, Asia, and Africa, overseeing logistical organization, pedagogical content development, and student assessment. Her research group involvement includes the Aristotle Problems Lexicography Project and the Medieval Scientific Vocabulary Research Group.
She participates in multiple collaborative research initiatives including the Wellcome Library manuscript digitization project and the Groupe de recherche pour l'Édition des Problèmes d'Aristote. Her work with the Hannah-Wellcome Centre at UCL focused on pharmaceutical techniques in alchemical treatises, leading to digital editions of medieval manuscripts. Current team projects examine climate perturbations in medieval Southern France and environmental history approaches to urban development.
