Rebecca Friend
Graduate Researcher
| Degrees: | BA Honours History - Public History with Internship (Concordia University), MA Public History, Curatorial Studies Graduate Diploma (Carleton University) |
| Email: | rebeccafriend@cmail.carleton.ca |
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Rebecca Friend (she/her) is a SSHRC-funded PhD candidate in Public History at Carleton University. She holds an MA in Public History and Graduate Diploma in Curatorial Studies from Carleton, as well as a BA in Honours History from Concordia University in Montréal. Her research studies public memories of childhood at Canadian commemoration sites and involves contemporary children in the research process. Rebecca has taught courses for Carleton’s History department and Childhood and Youth Studies program, and also serves as the Book Review Editor for the Journal of Family History. She is a trained museum professional, having worked as a researcher for national museums across Ottawa, including the Canadian Museum of History, the Canada Science and Technology Museum, and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.