Pauline Bernard holds a Ph.D. in history from l’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (l’ÉHÉSS) in Paris, and now works as a Lecturer at the Program for Recovery & Community Health (PRCH) at Yale University. She is also an M.S.W. candidate at the Smith College School of Social Work. Recent research interests are the epistemology and history of psychiatry and their relation to practice, with a focus on value of lived experience and peer support.