Dr Catherine Rider

Biography

I have always been fascinated by history, especially medieval history, and did a BA in History at University College London. I moved to King's College London for an MA in Medieval History, before going back to UCL to do a PhD on 'Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages', under the supervision of Professor David d'Avray. Following a brief spell working for the University of London Careers Service, I went on to a Junior Research Fellowship at Christ's College, Cambridge (2004-7), where I also taught medieval European history and the history of medicine. I came to Exeter in September 2007. The book of my PhD thesis, also called Magic and Impotence in the Middle Ages, was published in 2006 and won the Folklore Society's Katharine Briggs Award 2006, given annually to a book on a folklore topic.