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Julia Roberts is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo, where she has been a faculty member since 2007. Her research focuses on early Canadian colonial society, emphasizing the concepts and realities of public space and public life. She is a social historian interested in the long-standing patterns of the past, including demography, family structures, economic and intellectual transitions, and the effects of popular culture and social norms on personal and group experiences. Roberts approaches history from a 'bottom-up' perspective, aiming to highlight the experiences of ordinary individuals as historical actors. She published her book 'Mixed Company: Taverns and Public Life in Upper Canada' in 2009, which examines how men and women from diverse backgrounds negotiated their place in colonial society through taverns. Currently, she holds a SSHRC Standard Research Grant for her new project, 'Repositioning the War of 1812: The Cultural Politics of War in Colonial Society', which blends social and military history to examine the cultural politics of conflict. Throughout her career, Roberts has been dedicated to teaching students the value of history and its power to shape identity and citizenship.
Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.