PhD recent successful defences

coloured bound books, image by Kimberly Farmer, Unsplash

Scholars who defended within the last eighteen months are listed below. You can also find a more complete list of our graduates through the years.

Michael Humeniuk

Michael Humeniuk, Monday, September 21, 2026. The Fourth World in the Global Village: Indigenous Anti-Colonialism, Media, and Exchange in the Global Sixties. University of Waterloo.

Catherine Ramey

Catherine Ramey, Friday, August 14, 2026. An Educational Mission: Gender, Schools, and Canadian Missionaries in Central Angola, 1880s–1920s. University of Waterloo.

Jonathan Chan
Grant Schreiber
Lisa Baer-Tsarfati

Lisa Baer-Tsarfati, Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Condemnation and Control: Ambition in Scotland, 1550–1625. University of Guelph. 

Small stack of old leather-bound books
Small stack of old leather-bound books

Kristin Hall, Monday, July 21, 2025. "Selling Character: Trade Papers, Modernity, and The Maclean Publishing Company, 1887-1910s." University of Waterloo.

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Jamie Zettle
Eric Vero

Eric Vero, Tuesday, February 11, 2025. "Freaking Fans: An Oral History of Disability in Fan Spaces." University of Waterloo.

Sam Hossack