Dr Jennifer Wallis

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Jennifer became a Teaching Fellow in Medical Humanities at Imperial College London in 2018, following a fixed-term lectureship in Cultural and Intellectual History at Queen Mary University of London (2016-18).

Prior to these appointments, she worked on the 'Diseases of Modern Life' project as a Research Assistant, where she conducted research in two of the project's key areas: 'Addiction' and 'Climate and Health'. Jennifer's research explored concepts of alcoholism and addiction in the nineteenth-century, particularly in relation to women drinkers; relationships between individuals and 'air technologies' such as the compressed-air bath and respirator; and the role of the press in disseminating medical and scientific ideas.

Selected contributions

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The Disorder of Spoiled Children

18 November 2014

I'm sure the old platitude that 'Christmas comes earlier every year' is true.

The (rather graphic) Reminiscences of a Medical Student

06 October 2014

Reading the work of nineteenth-century doctors, it is striking that many tried their hand at fiction as well as penning medical articles and books.

Air bath from thomson Ben Rhydding The Asclepiad

"Ourselves"

24 September 2014

Last weekend provided us with an exciting opportunity to introduce our research projects to a slightly different audience than the one we usually interact with: the ladies and gentlemen who participated in Meeting Minds.

Fantastical illustration of a woman on a butterly

The Gent and the Ballet-Girl

08 September 2014

Earlier this year, Huffington Post writer Candace Davis asked whether 'people-watching' - sitting in the window of a café and analyzing passers-by - was an entirely harmless exercise.