Kathryn Irving
Kate completed her undergraduate education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She combined a medical degree with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and Bachelor of Medical Science, majoring in American History. Since graduating in 2006, she has been working as a doctor, most recently in Pediatrics at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. She is delighted to have the opportunity at Yale to explore some of her academic interests, which could be broadly summarized as the social and cultural history of twentieth-century Western medicine. Currently, she is pondering how gender and disability influence experiences of health and illness. Like many Australians, Kate has a love for meeting new people and exploring new places … just don’t offer her a Foster’s beer!
