Dr. Aldona Sendzikas

Biography

Aldona Sendzikas is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Western University. She specializes in 20th century U.S. military history and American Studies, focusing on U.S. Submarine Service, prisoner of war issues, Canada-U.S. relations, and Cold War culture and society. She is currently engaged in a major research project in collaboration with the Historic Naval Ships Association, compiling an anthology of first-person accounts from naval life. This project integrates oral histories from enlisted men and women across various naval vessels and eras, detailing common experiences in naval life, including boot camps and wartime conditions. Additionally, her current research involves women's wartime experiences based on oral histories, notably those who stayed at home during WWII, highlighting their correspondence with soldiers overseas. Sendzikas has published significant works on military history, including books and articles that explore critical themes related to her research interests. Prior to her position at Western, she taught at the University of Hawai‘i Mānoa and Chaminade University of Honolulu, significantly contributing to academic discourse in American Studies and U.S. History through her teaching and research engagement across museums and historical institutions.

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