Home University: Laurier
Email: grah6629@mylaurier.ca
Education: BA, Toronto, 1986
Supervisor: Adam Crerar
Norma is a retired librarian with a decades-long interest in Canadian 20th century military history. Norma returned to academia in 2025 and took a few undergraduate courses. "I was very grateful to be admitted into the graduate program in Fall 2026," she says.
Norma has presented on several podcasts and livestreams, as well as at the We Have Ways Second World War history festival in 2025. She is published in Airforce, Flightlines, and Salient Points magazines. Recently, she co-authored a paper with Matthew Barrett that was published in the July 2026 edition of Canadian Military History, entitled, "'The best CO I’ve ever served under': Lieutenant-Colonel Bert Kennedy and Removal from Battalion Command in the Second World War."
"I live in South Bruce County with my husband, dog, and five cats. I became a grandmother in May," she writes.