Background
Cathcart, Alison was born on October 20, 1973 in Tidworth, Hampshire, England. Daughter of Joseph Maynard and Margaret Matier (Macaulay) Cathcart.
Cathcart, Alison was born on October 20, 1973 in Tidworth, Hampshire, England. Daughter of Joseph Maynard and Margaret Matier (Macaulay) Cathcart.
Bachelor in History with Honors, University Aberdeen, England, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy, University Aberdeen, England, 2001.
Teaching fellow University St Andrews, England, 2002—2005. Lecturer University Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, since 2005. Ernestine Richter Avery fellow Huntington Library., Los Angeles, since 2009.
Caird short-term fellow National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England, since 2009.
Member of Scottish History Review Trust (trustee 2008), Scottish History Society (council member and office bearer since 2008).