Timothy C. Winegard, PhD, received his Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Western Ontario and his Bachelor of Education in History from Nipissing University. Winegard went on to earn his Master of Arts in War Studies from the Royal Military College of Canada and his PhD in History from the University of Oxford. As an Associate Professor of History, Dr. Winegard teaches classes in the fields of Military History, Indigenous Studies, Global Civilizations, and North American History. Arriving at CMU in 2012 from his native Canada, he is also the head coach of the CMU men's hockey team.
Dr. Winegard is a New York Times bestselling author of six books, and numerous other scholarly chapters and articles. His works have been published globally in more than fifteen languages, and have been covered by the New York Times, New Yorker, Economist, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Nature, Science, Associated Press, Smithsonian, Wall Street Journal, Scientific American, Washington Post, and countless other media outlets. He has appeared on Netflix, CBS This Morning, PBS Nova, C-Span, Global News, BBC, CBC, TVO, CTV, NPR, Jeopardy (he or his books were answers on three episodes), and hundreds other national and international documentaries, television and radio programs, and podcasts to discuss his research and books.
He served as an officer in the Canadian and British Armies, and has traveled extensively across the globe for research, pleasure and with the military. Dr. Winegard is a rabid fan of Star Wars (and a self-proclaimed Jedi), Alexander the Great, Guns N’ Roses, the Detroit Red Wings, and the Detroit Lions. When not teaching, researching, writing, or coaching, his remaining time is spent with his family.
Selected Publications
The Horse: A Galloping History of Humanity. New York: Dutton/Penguin Books, 2024.
The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. New York: Dutton/Penguin Books, 2019.*
*New York Times Bestseller *Los Angeles Times Bestseller *Globe and Mail Bestseller
The First World Oil War. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2016.
For King and Kanata: Canadian Indians and the First World War. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 2012.
Indigenous Peoples of the British Dominions and the First World War. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Oka: A Convergence of Cultures and the Canadian Forces. Kingston: Canadian Defence Academy (CDA) Press, 2008.