Student Profile
Brie Louise
Willoughby
JMP Thesis Stream
They/Them
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Institutionalization; disability; gender and sexuality
Current Work
Coursework – Thesis
Supervisor: Dr. Adele Perry
Project Title: TBD
Description: TBD
Awards, Recognition & Funding
- Arthur Chipman Graduate Scholarship (St. John’s College), 2025
- Senator Thomas Alexander Crerar Scholarship (University of Manitoba), 2025
- SSHRC CGS-M, 2025
- Lord Selkirk Association of Rupert’s Land Memorial Scholarship (St. John’s College), 2024
- Senator Gildas Molgat Memorial Scholarship in History (St. John’s College), 2024
- Undergraduate Research Award (University of Manitoba), 2024
- Marjorie Dance Scholarship (St. John’s College), 2023
Teams & Committees
University of Manitoba History Graduation Students’ Association (2025)
Administration Director
University of Manitoba History Students’ Association (2024-2025)
Treasurer
Projects & Publications
- “Labour and Total Institutions: Free and Unfree Work within Canadian Mental Institutions During the 1940s-1950s.” Produced for Dr. Jordan Howell’s class HIST 4320: Studies in Modern World History (April 2025)
- “‘In Her Best Interest’: Gendered Institutional Violence towards Disabled Women and Women Labelled with Intellectual Disability in 20th Century Canada.” Produced for Dr. Esyllt Jones’ class HIST 4000: Health and Society in the 20th Century (April 2025)
- Contributions to Dr. Roisin Cossar and Dr. Jason Brown’s Telling Tales: Clerics, Concubines, and an Inquisitor in Late Medieval Ferrara (May 2024-Present)
- “Where Do Disabled Women Fit into Feminism? Eugenics and ‘Double Oppression.’” Produced for Dr. Adele Perry’s class HIST 3576: History of Women, Gender and Sexuality in Canada (March 2023)
Education
MA, University of Manitoba/University of Winnipeg (Currently Enrolled)
BA Hons., University of Manitoba (2025)