Tarah Brookfield

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Dean (interim), Faculty of Liberal Arts and Faculty of Human and Social Sciences Professor Faculty of Liberal Arts Youth and Children's Studies Brantford, Ontario tbrookfield@wlu.ca Office: (548) 889-4362

Bio/Research

I have worked at Laurier since 2009. I received my PhD in history from York University. I also studied history at the University of Waterloo (MA) and McGill University (BA). Prior to teaching at Laurier, I taught at York University, Trent University, and Brock University. I am a member of the Can...

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Bio/Research

I have worked at Laurier since 2009. I received my PhD in history from York University. I also studied history at the University of Waterloo (MA) and McGill University (BA). Prior to teaching at Laurier, I taught at York University, Trent University, and Brock University. I am a member of the Canadian Historical Association and the Society for the History of Children and Youth.

My research focuses on the social and political history of modern Canada, with a particlar interest in Cold War Canada, children's health and welfare, women’s political activism, and representations of children's history in film and literature.

My current SSHRC-funded research project, Experiments in Peace: Activists, Families, and State Representatives on Grindstone Island examines how an island in Big Rideau Lake became a gathering spot for wilderness tourism, community building, and efforts to change the world.

I am also conducting research about living under the fear of Polio in Brantford, Brant County and Six Nations, 1920s-1970s.

I am part of a team at Laurier collecting stories of learners from care and their experiences in Post-Secondary Education, funded by the Hallman Foundation.


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Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
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Media Relations

Aonghus Kealy
Communications and Media Relations Officer
akealy@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4855

Lori Chalmers Morrison
Director: Integrated Communications
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(548) 889-4857

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Director: Communications & Issues Management
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(548) 889-3812

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Director, Strategic Communications and Community Engagement
bgurney@wlu.ca
(548) 889-4199

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