Jessica Wang, University of British Columbia

Research

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U.S. history, 19th and 20th centuries U.S. international history political and intellectual history history of science and medicine American political development social knowledge and state power knowledge and empire

Latest papers

Use of Jugular Venous Pressure to Optimize Outcomes of Vestibular Schwannoma Resection: A Review of the Literature and Proof of Concept.
Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2025

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Biogeography, State Power, and Colonial Rule: Tropical Agriculture and the U.S. Insular Empire, 1898-1940
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$45,931
Ideational geographies
SSHRC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$45,000
Mad dogs and other New Yorkers: rabies and urban life in the United States, 1840-2000
SSHRC · 2010 · Principal investigator
$20,500

All 4 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Use of Jugular Venous Pressure to Optimize Outcomes of Vestibular Schwannoma Resection: A Review of the Literature and Proof of Concept.

Brakel B, Wang J, Kam J, Huttunen H, Dhaliwal B, McEwen J, Westerberg B, Makarenko S, Akagami R

Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base2025

DOI: 10.1055/a-2324-9978 PMID: 40620634

Biogeography, State Power, and Colonial Rule: Tropical Agriculture and the U.S. Insular Empire, 1898-1940

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Wang, Jessica A.

Keywords: agriculture; history of science; state power; political ecology

$45,931

Ideational geographies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2024Connection Grants

Principal investigators: Peck, Jamie A.

Keywords: ideas; economic thought; intellectual history; political-economic geography

$45,000

Mad dogs and other New Yorkers: rabies and urban life in the United States, 1840-2000

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Wang, Jessica A.

Keywords: U.S. history; history of medicine; human-animal relationships; medical humanities; social history; urban history

$20,500

Canada Research Chair in United States History

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Wang, Jessica A.

Keywords: american politics; history of science; new deal; international relations; international organization

$500,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: U.S. history, 19th and 20th centuries Dear Professor Wang, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Use of Jugular Venous Pressure to Optimize Outcomes of Vestibular Schwannoma Resection: A Review of the Literature and Proof of Concept." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Biogeography, State Power, and Colonial Rule: Tropical Agriculture and the U.S. Insular Empire, 1898-1940" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]