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Kyle McLeister PhD, McMaster University

Lecturer without Term

Faculty Member in History

Office
Arts 716

Research Area(s)

  • Pedagogy
  • Online Teaching
  • Medical Terminology
  • Animals in the Greek and Roman World
  • Ancient Medicine
  • Etymology

Publications

The Anatomy of Medical Terminology: Advanced Concepts, Lewis Stiles, Stephen Russell, & Kyle McLeister. Radix Antiqua Publishing, 2018.

Radices Linguae Anglicae: Latin and Greek Roots of Modern English, Lewis Stiles, Kyle McLeister, & George Kovacs. Radix Antiqua Publishing, 2019.

Teaching & Supervision

Current Courses

       Spring 2025

CLAS 103: Medical Terminology (online)

       Fall 2025

CLAS 103: Medical Terminology (online)

     Winter 2026

CLAS 103: Medical Terminology (online)

CLAS 103: Medical Terminology (in-person)

HIST 302: Life and Letters: Roman Society and Culture Through Epistolary Practice (in-person)

LAT 113: Latin for Beginners II (in-person)


Full List of Courses I Teach

CLAS 103: Medical Terminology

CLAS 203: Advanced Medical Terminology 

CLAS 110: Greek Civilization

HIST 165: History Matters: Health and Society 

HIST 203: Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture 

HIST 204: Animals in the Greek and Roman World 

HIST 273: History of Ancient Medicine

HIST 301: Greek and Roman Historians

HIST 302: Life and Letters: Roman Society and Culture Through Epistolary Practice

HIST 305: Greek and Roman Satire

LAT 112: Latin for Beginners I

LAT 113: Latin for Beginners II

LAT 202: Intermediate Latin I

LAT 203: Intermediate Latin II


Teaching Awards

USSU Teaching Excellence Award (2021)

Pandemic Service Award (2021)

Provost's New Teacher Award (2024)

CHA Teaching Award for Excellence in Teaching with Primary Sources (2025)

Research

Etymology Greece History of Medicine Medical Terminology Online teaching Pedagogy Rome

Education & Training

PhD, McMaster University

M.A., McMaster University

B.A. (Hon.), University of Toronto