User:Jon.j.cole

My name is Jonathan Cole and I am currently a PhD candidate in the department of history at the University of California, Berkeley. I am interested in the history of health and healing in Africa. My dissertation examines the history of maternal and infant health policies in twentieth-century Senegal.

My interest in Wikipedia is both personal as well as professional. By editing and contributing to articles, I hope to educate people about African history. I also plan on using Wikipedia as a teaching resource, to teach students writing and research skills as well as demonstrating how knowledge is constructed in the digital age.