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Rachel Winchcombe is a cultural historian specializing in early modern America. Her research explores the connections between colonial health, embodiment, and environmental change, particularly how relationships between colonizers and Indigenous peoples were formed, maintained, and destabilized. She completed her PhD at the University of Manchester in 2017, followed by a role as a Research Associate on an AHRC-funded project titled 'Used Sleep'. From 2017 to 2020, she worked as a temporary Lecturer in Early Modern History at the same institution before moving to the University of Leeds for a Wellcome Research Fellowship. Returning to the University of Manchester in 2021 as a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, she became a Lecturer in Early Modern History in May 2022. Her current project examines the dietary practices and health connections in the Early Anglo-American colonies from 1570 to 1660, employing an interdisciplinary approach that considers the environmental and emotional contexts of those living in colonial settings.
University of Manchester • Manchester
Lecturer focusing on Early Modern History, particularly in the context of early American studies.
AHRC-funded project Used Sleep • Manchester
Worked on research related to sleep practices and their social implications during the early modern period.
University of Manchester • Manchester
Taught Early Modern History modules and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research.
University of Leeds • Leeds
Conducted research funded by the Wellcome Trust with a focus on health and food practices in early modern contexts.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.