ثيو ج. روسي

Theo J. Rossi is a doctoral student at the University of Cambridge, where she examines the neglected history of mental healthcare in khedival Cairo (1805-1884), drawing on Arabic medical textbooks and journals, as well as archival government sources. She aims to demonstrate that khedival mental healthcare was characterized by dynamic institutional and discursive shifts, the study of which can provide new insights into how the Egyptian state developed, how modern medicine emerged in the Middle East, and how psychiatry coalesced as a global discipline. Theo holds a certificate from the Center for Arabic Study Abroad (CASA), a master’s from the University of Oxford, and a bachelor’s from the University of Chicago.