Valerie Hebert

Dr. Valerie Hebert is a Professor of History and Interdisciplinary Studies at Lakehead University, specializing in Holocaust photography, genocide studies, transitional justice, and human rights. She joined Lakehead in 2010 and previously held a SSHRC Post-Doctoral Fellowship at York University.

• Ph.D., University of Toronto (2006)
• M.A., McGill University (1999)
• H.B.A., McGill University (1997)

Her research intersects 20th-century European history, legal historiography, and visual analysis, with a focus on post-atrocity justice (Nuremberg, Rwanda) and the role of photography in documenting human rights violations. She has presented internationally at conferences in Canada, the U.S., U.K., and Europe.

Dr. Hebert has received multiple fellowships, including from the German Historical Institute, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Martin Buber Society. Her SSHRC Insight Grant-funded monograph project Five Shots from Sdolbunow examines Holocaust photography.