UTM Historical Studies Podcast

Interview with Nico Mara-McKay (PhD student)

Nico Mara-McKay (they/them) is a SSHRC-funded PhD student at UofT in History, specialization in Sexual Diversity Studies (MA in History, U.Guelph; BA in History & Art History, UofT). Their research focuses on nonnormative gender expressions in late medieval western Europe.

Interview with Caitlyn Giles Bonekamp (Class of 2020)

Caitlyn Giles Bonekamp graduated from UTM in 2020 with a minor in History and specialist in Management (BBA). She is now in the Master of Management and Professional Accounting (MMPA) program at UTM, and is working at Ernst & Young for her co-op terms.

Interview with Natalie Samuels (Class of 2020)

Natalie Samuels graduated from UTM in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology (major) and a double-minor in Latin American and Caribbean Studies and Political Science. Currently, she is a legal assistant at Levien Law. Natalie is also preparing for the LSAT and planning on applying to law school in the next few years.

Interview with Monica Gill

Monica Gill graduated from UTM in 2017 with an HBA degree, majoring in Biology for Health Sciences, minoring in Women and Gender Studies & Political Science. After graduation, she volunteered with Bethell Hospice in Caledon and worked with Massachusetts General Hospital, publishing in the British Journal of Anaesthesia on the reversal of fentanyl’s side effects. In 2021, Monica began law school at UofT to earn her JD.

Interview with Sukarmina Singh Shankar (Class of 2019)

Sukarmina Singh Shankar is a 2019 Honours BSc graduate with distinction (Specialization: Forensic Anthropology / Minor: South Asian Civilizations). Currently, she is a Research Assistant under the supervision of Dr. V. Kumar Murty (Mathematics, U. of Toronto), and is working on the “Scalable Architecture for Smart Villages” project.

Interview with Dimitri Thompson (Class of 2019)

Dimitri Thompson completed his HBA from UTM in 2019. At UTM he double majored in Communications, Culture and Information Technology and History of Religions. Currently he is working at the University of Toronto in the Faculty of Arts and Science as the Undergraduate Coordinator for Human Biology. He is also working towards his Master of Education degree at OISE with a specialization in Higher Education: Student Development and Student Services.

Interview with Hammad Junejo (Class of 2019)

Hammad Junejo completed his HBA at UTM (2019) with a specialist in History and a minor in Classical Civilization. Previously, he interned at the Royal Canadian Military Institute, and published a book: The Last War That Had To be Fought (on Amazon.ca). He is currently teaching history.

Interview with Angelia Meffe (Class of 2019)

Angelia Meffe completed a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Toronto Mississauga in 2019 with a specialization in Digital Enterprise Management and a minor in Classical Civilization She is currently a Social Media Officer in the Office of Communications at UTM. Angelia hosts the Amused Angel Reading blog and may also be found on Instagram @amusedangelreading.

Interview with Rebecca Tunney (Class of 2019)

Rebecca Tunney completed an Honours Bachelor of Science degree at UTM in 2019, majoring in Science (Anthropology) and minoring in Arts (Anthropology and Classical Civilization). In 2021, she graduated with a Master of Museum Studies degree from UofT’s Faculty of Information. During that time she interned with the Aga Khan Museum and the Museums of Mississauga. She is currently an Information and Loans Technician at the UTM Library.