Visiting Scholars
We regularly welcome scholars and medical practitioners from across the globe as visiting scholars to the Platform. These visits foster new research collaborations and help strengthen our developing strategic partnerships.
Recent visitors include:
- Rong Huang (Peking University, China) – October 2024-25
- Peggy Lu (Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan) – May 2025-September 2025
- Talia Ritondo (University of Ottawa, Canada) – September 2025-November 2025
- Martin Garwicz and Katarina Bernhardsson (Birgit Rausing Centre for Medical Humanities (BRCMH), Lund University, Sweden) – October 2025
- Pradeep Narayanan (Praxis, India) – January 2026
- Marie Aabo (University of Copenhagen, Denmark) – February 2026
- Revathy Krishnan (Centre for Memory Studies, IIT Madras, India) – April 2026
- Upendra Bhojani (Institute of Public Health, Bangalore) – April 2026
- Faith Liao (Taipei Medical University, Taiwan) – May 2026
- Ruben Verwaal (Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands) – May 2026
- Danielle Spencer (Colombia University, USA) – June 2026
- Cecilia Rodéhn (Uppsala University, Sweden) – June 2026
To find out more about some of our current and previous visiting scholars, please explore the articles below.
Meet our Visiting Scholars

Welcome to Visiting Scholar, Cecilia Rodéhn
A warm welcome to Ceclilia Rodéhn who joins the Discovery Research Platform for Medical Humanities as a Visiting Scholar this week in the Visual and Material Lab.

Welcome to Visiting Scholar, Allison Morehead
Allison Morehead joins the Visual and Material Lab as a Visiting Scholar.

Welcome to Visiting Scholar Danielle Spencer
Welcome to Visiting Scholar Danielle Spencer, who joins The Narrative Practices Lab until 26 June 2026.

Welcome to Visiting Scholar Ruben Verwaal
Welcome to visiting scholar Ruben Verwaal, who is visiting the Institute for Medical Humanities until Friday 29 May.

Welcome to Visiting Researcher Professor Peggy Lu
We are delighted to announce that Professor Peih-Ying (Peggy) Lu from the School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU) has joined IMH and the Platform on a 4-month fellowship from the National Science and Technology Council.

Introducing Rong Huang: New Visting Fellow in the Narrative Practices Lab
An interview with Rong, our new Visiting Fellow in the Narrative Practices Lab.
