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Dr. Wendy D. Churchill is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of New Brunswick, specializing in Early Modern Britain, its empire, and the social history of medicine. She holds a Ph.D. from McMaster University (2005) and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at University College London's Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine. Her research examines gender, race, and class in medical practice, with particular focus on patient-practitioner relationships in Britain and its empire from 1600–1830.
Education:
- Ph.D. in History, McMaster University, 2005
- Hannah Postdoctoral Fellowship, Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine (UCL), 2005-2006
Research Interests:
- Gendered medical practices in early modern Europe and colonies
- Racial and class dynamics in medical treatment
- British military medicine's role in empire
- Atlantic World health networks
Awards include the UNB Merit Award (2012-13) and teaching accolades such as the UNB Student Union Teaching Excellence Award (2012). She leads collaborative projects like 'Revolutionary and Loyalist Era Medicine' with Dr. Bonnie Huskins, using digital story mapping to explore health's socio-political dimensions in the British Atlantic world. Current work focuses on a monograph about medical professionalism and ethical codes in imperial contexts.
Teaching emphasizes skills development through primary source analysis, digital archives, and blog assignments. She integrates UNB Libraries resources to build transferable research skills for students.
