Course Director

Calista Williams, PhD

Dr Calista Williams is the Course Director for the MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies at the University of Strathclyde. She holds a PhD in History from the Open University and for over a decade has taught historical and genealogical research skills.
She has contributed to programmes on BBC Television, BBC Radio Wales and S4C. Calista has spoken at several conferences including at the National Library of Wales, Senate House in London and Harvard University.
She also runs family history workshops in the wider community and gives talks on a wide variety of topics, in-person and online.
She is a member of the Association of Genealogy Educators and Schools (AGES) and is chair of their Curriculum Committee. In 2023, Calista was elected as an Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.