(so if you see me somewhere, you can come say hi!)

My name is Ian Milligan and I am a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow with the Department of History at Western University. This site has links to my current digital history research, as well as to my first project which is currently being revised for publication with the University of British Columbia Press. Throughout the summer, I’ll be working on these projects, posting regular bursts of research findings on my Twitter account.

Concurrent to my Western appointment, I also wear a few other academic hats. I am also a founding co-editor of the group blog at ActiveHistory.ca. We’ve just come off a (hopefully) successful site redesign, have an ever-growing stable of writers, and are always looking for energetic people to join our team. I’m also a Research Consultant for “Translating History/Shaping Practice,” a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Transfer (KT) project. This, of course, is a wordy way of saying that we take the great work done in academia and get it out there to the public!

These activities all fall under the rubric of “research is only as good as the way we disseminate it.” This can be through peer-reviewed publications, non-conventional online publications, and most importantly in the classroom (where we reach large audiences on a regular basis). In the past, I’ve taught at both Trent and York Universities.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me via e-mail at ianmilligan1@gmail.com.