Cathy Coleborne
@cathycoleborne.bsky.social
Historian of illness, health & medicine, with a focus on institutions & psychiatry, based at the University of Newcastle, Australia. New project on polio memories & experiences.
Celebrating the latest book in our Mental Health in Historical Perspective Series (Palgrave) co-edited with @healthhistory.bsky.social. Now 35 titles & counting! Covers many places & time periods in histories of mental health.
January 16, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Celebrating the latest book in our Mental Health in Historical Perspective Series (Palgrave) co-edited with @healthhistory.bsky.social. Now 35 titles & counting! Covers many places & time periods in histories of mental health.
Reposted by Cathy Coleborne
Amazing History of Medicine PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Newcastle (Australia), part of Prof Cathy Coleborne's ARC grant on Australian experiences of polio: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear...
A Social History of Polio Vaccination in Australia, 1950s to 1970s
www.newcastle.edu.au
November 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Amazing History of Medicine PhD scholarship opportunity at the University of Newcastle (Australia), part of Prof Cathy Coleborne's ARC grant on Australian experiences of polio: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/resear...