Lloyd International Honors College

Dr. Jill Bender

History

Dr. Jill Bender is an Associate Professor in the UNCG History department and the 2017-2018 Rebecca Lloyd Distinguished Resident Fellow. For the History Department she teaches courses on the British Empire around the globe at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Her research explores power dynamics and trends throughout the British Empire, including the Indian uprising, the troubled history of Ireland and England, hunger and poverty, and female migration patterns. Dr. Bender earned her M.A. in Culture and Colonialism from the National University of Ireland in Galway, and her Ph.D. in History from Boston College.