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Adams, Beatrice J.
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- African-American History, American, Women's and Gender
Beatrice J. Adams is a fifth-year doctoral student in African-American and African Diaspora History at Rutgers University. She received a M.A. in Social Sciences from the University of Chicago and a... -
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Armstead, Shaun
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- Women's and Gender, American History, Global and Comparative
Shaun Armstead is a doctoral student studying women’s transnational activism in the post-World War II era. Her dissertation, tentatively titled Toward a Universal Human Family: Third World Women... -
Avital, Yarden
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- Modern European History, Global and Comparative
Yarden has a BA in history and linguistics and an MA in culture research, both from Tel Aviv University. She is currently a doctoral candidate working on her dissertation, entitled: "Soviet and... -
Babikian, Catherine
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- Modern European, Women's and Gender History
Catherine received her BA in history and BS in anthropology from the University of Iowa in 2015. She studies the social and cultural history of twentieth century Britain and its empire. Her... -
Bedward, Moyagaye
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- Middle East, African History
Moyagaye Bedward is a doctoral candidate with specializations in the history of the Modern Middle East and Africa. Her dissertation, " 'They say that we are from Africa': Race, Slavery, and Haratin... -
Berryhill, Jeffery
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- American, African American History
Jeff Berryhill is a first year student studying Modern American history. He graduated with a BA from The Evergreen State College and a MA in Historical Studies from The New School for Social... -
Bershady, Isaac
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- Modern European History, Global and Comparative
Isaac is a first-year doctoral candidate specializing in Modern European history. His research interests involve education, politics, religion, and migration in nineteenth- and early... -
Blandford, AJ
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- United States,STEH
AJ received a BA in Architecture and Visual Arts from Barnard College. Her research is focused on the environmental and cultural histories of North American mining and the global metals trade in the... -
Booth, M. Dale
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- Modern European, Women's and Gender History
M. Dale Booth is currently completing their Ph.D. at Rutgers in the Department of History. Dale studies eighteenth and nineteenth-century British history, with a specific focus on gender, sexuality,... -
Bottino, Daniel
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- Early Modern European History
Danny received his BA in History and Psychology from Tufts University and his MA in European Studies at Yale University. At Yale, he wrote his Master’s Thesis, “Landscape, Memory and the Early... -
Brossard, Doris
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- American, Women's and Gender History
Doris graduated with a B.A. in history and French literature from the University of Rennes (Rennes II, France) and a M.A. in history from the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (France). She is... -
Brown, Brian
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- Latin American History, American, Global and Comparative
Brian graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Southwestern University in 2001, and earned his M. Ed. in Secondary Education from Texas State University in from Texas State University in... -
Buck, Julia
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- Modern European History, Women's and Gender, Latin American
Julia earned B.A.s in History with departmental honors and Spanish Language and Literature from Portland State University in 2013. Her current research explores the relationship between multi-scalar... -
Bunker, Rachel
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- American History, STEH
Rachel Bunker is a Ph.D. candidate in U.S. history at Rutgers. Her research examines politics, finance, race, and gender in the context of U.S. imperialism. Her dissertation, "Insuring Empire: U.S. Actuaries,... -
Bynes, Kiamsha
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- African American History, U.S/ American History
Kiamsha Bynes is a first year doctoral student focusing on 19th and 20th century African-American history and women's history. She received her B.A. in History from Bloomfield College. She is... -
Chernyavskaya, Yulia
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- Modern European History, Women's and Gender, Global and Comparative
I graduated from Saint-Petersburg State University in 2010 as a «Specialist» in history. In 2017 I received my MA at European University at Saint-Petersburg where I majored in memory studies. My... -
Cossentino, Thomas
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- United States, Political, African-American History
Tom is a doctoral candidate from Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. After attending Delaware County Community College, he transferred to Villanova University, where he earned a B.A. (2009) and an M.A... -
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Criales, Jessica Lauren
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- Colonial Latin America, Early American History
Jessica is a doctoral candidate whose interests include gender, religion, and indigenous practices of Christianity, particularly in a comparative framework. In the spring of 2020, she will defend... -
Crouse, Henry
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- Early US, Native American
Henry graduated with a BAS in Secondary Education and American History from Salve Regina University in 2010. He earned his MA in Global and Comparative History from Rutgers University in 2014. He... -
Ditkoff, Andrea
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- STEH, Women's and Gender History
Andrea Ditkoff graduated with a B.A. in history from Vassar College in 2018. She is interested in the histories of women, medicine, biology, and education in the nineteenth and early twentieth... -
Faurt, Anais
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- Modern European, Women's and Gender History
Anaïs was trained as an undergraduate in the humanities, social sciences and law in both France and Finland. She received her M.A. in French Studies from New York University in 2017 and graduated... -
Federico, Joanna Paxton
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- Women's and Gender History, STEH
Joanna Paxton Federico is a doctoral student specializing in the history of childhood, the family, and healthcare in the 20th century United States. She is currently studying responses to youth... -
Fields, Whitney
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- African American History, American
Whitney Fields is currently a first year doctoral student at Rutgers University where she studies African American history, American history, and cultural history. She received a B.A. in History and... -
Fowler, Gwendolyn
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- African American, Women's and Gender History
Gwendolyn Fowler is a first-year doctoral student at Rutgers University. Her research focuses on Johnnie Tillmon and the women of the Welfare Rights Movement. Specifically, she hopes to address the... -
Frydman, Hannah
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- Modern European History, France, Women's and Gender
Hannah is a doctoral candidate with research interests in urban history; the history of advertising and the press; the history of capitalism; histories of women, gender, and sexuality; and feminist theory... -
Gabel, Harold
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- Modern European History, Global and Comparative
Harold is interested in late-twentieth-century Central European history and its connection to the history of neoliberalism. His research will focus on the role of dissidents and émigrés who crossed... -
Gavigan, Ian
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- US History
Ian Gavigan is a third-year PhD student in who studies twentieth century United States history. His research focuses on the politics of social movements, labor, and the state. He is a 2014 graduate... -
Gaynair, Marlene
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- African Diaspora, Women's and Gender, African-American History
Marlene H. Gaynair is a doctoral candidate specializing in social, cultural and digital histories of the modern Black Atlantic, particularly North America and the Caribbean. Her dissertation,... -
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Groch-Begley, Hannah
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- Modern European, Women's and Gender History
Hannah is a third year PhD student at Rutgers, studying Modern Europe and Women and Gender History. Her research focuses on violent women in the British Empire during the First World War, and... -
Harris, Patrick
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- Modern European History, Comparative, American
Patrick's research focuses on the intellectual history of empire in the 18th and 19th centuries, including debates surrounding slavery and abolition, counterrevolutionary thought, and concepts of... -
Hight, Alison
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- Modern European History, Britain, Global and Comparative
Alison is a third-year doctoral student studying the cultural politics of Victorian Britain and its empire from a Four Nations perspective. Alison earned her B.A. and M.A. in history from Virginia... -
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Jefferson, La'Nora
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- African American, American History
La’Nora graduated from the University of Houston in 2016 with a BA in History. She is a second year doctoral student whose field of focus is 20th century African-American history. La’Nora’s research interests... -
Johns, Glynis
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- African American, American History
Glynis Johns is a first-year doctoral student who takes an interdisciplinary research-driven approach to studying 19th and 20th century African American history. She received her BA and MA in... -
Johnson, Tracey
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- African American History
Tracey Johnson is a history Ph.D. Candidate who focuses on the visual dimension of the Black Arts Movement. Her dissertation “Carving Out A Space For Themselves: Black Artists in New York City,... -
Kaplan, Joseph
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- African American History
Joe Kaplan is a second year doctoral student in African American History. Joe received his B.A. in History at the University of Puget Sound. His undergraduate thesis examined the exile of Black... -
Kelly, William
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- Latin American History, United States
William Kelly is a sixth-year PhD candidate in the department. His dissertation explores housing reform and revolution in Cuba in the 1960s, 70s and 80s, drawing on research he conducted throughout the... -
Kitada, Eri
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- Women's and Gender History, Modern US
I am a 4th-year doctoral candidate. I'm interested in gender and colonialism, migration and settler colonialism, and historiography/memory/knowledge production. My dissertation project, “Intimate... -
Li, Rong (Aries)
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- American History, U.S.-East Asian relations, Modern East Asian History, Memory Studies
Aries is a PhD candidate in History and specializing in the history of U.S.-East Asian relations during the 20th century. Her dissertation “Shared Past, Discordant Memories” explores and compares... -
Macy, Xavier
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- African American History, STEH
Xavier entered the doctoral program after completing an M.A. in History at James Madison University following the beginning of his career in academia at City College of San Francisco. He is... -
Malanga, Tara
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- Latin American History, Global and Comparative
Tara earned her B.A. in History from Rutgers University and her M.Ed. in Social Studies Education from The Graduate School of Education also at Rutgers University. Her research focuses on the change in... -
Marquez Soljancic, Hugo
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- Medieval, Women's and Gender History
Hugo earned his B.A. and M.A. at Wichita State University. His research focuses on the role of women in debates about God’s omnipotence and limits of nature during the long twelfth century. -
Marron, Ayelet J.
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- American History, Gender and Women’s History
Ayelet J. Marron is a first-year doctoral student specializing in U.S. History and Gender and Women’s History. She examines imperialism, gender, and war in the 20th century from social and cultural... -
McMurry, Cassandra
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- Early Modern European, Women's and Gender History
Cassandra received her B.A. in History and German Literature from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington in 2017. She is interested in gender, power, and material culture in the... -
McNeil, Adam
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- African American, Early American History
Adam McNeil is a History PhD student focusing on the experiences of Black fugitive women during the eighteenth century and specifically the American Revolutionary era. Secondarily, Adam focuses on... -
Mendoza, Celso
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- Latin American History, Early American
I became fascinated and enamored with Mexico's indigenous cultures ever since I first visited Mexico City as an undergraduate. After seeing the city's extensive archaeological museums, I bought... -
Mercandetti, Paul
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- Modern European History
Paul is pursuing a PhD in modern European History. He received a BA in history and Russian Studies from The College of New Jersey. His research focuses on the Soviet Union during the Second World War... -
Michel, Laura
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- American, Comparative, Early Modern European History
Laura received her B.A. in History from Carleton College (2012) and her M.A. in Eighteenth Century Worlds (2013) from the University of Liverpool. Her research interests include the history of... -
Mond, Ariel
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- Modern France, Empire
Ariel received her BA in History and French Studies from American University in Washington, DC (2015) and her MA in French Studies from New York University (2017). She is a third-year doctoral... -
Moore, Taylor
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- Middle Eastern History, Women's and Gender
Taylor M. Moore is a PhD Candidate specializing in Modern Middle Eastern History. Her dissertation, “Superstitious Women: Race, Magic, and Medicine in Upper Egypt (1875-1960),” explores the role... -
Mukhamatulin, Timur
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- Modern European History, Women’s and Gender
Timur is a fourth-year Ph.D. student. His field of interest is gender and social history of sports in post-war USSR. He has a B.A. degree from Russian State University for Humanities received in... -
Naeve, Catherine Harris
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- Early Modern History,British Isles, Global and Comparative
Catherine is currently a fifth-year doctoral student whose research focuses on the British Isles in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth-century, with an emphasis on state formation,... -
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Pacatte, Jerrad P.
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- African American, Women’s and Gender History, Slavery and Emancipation
Jerrad P. Pacatte is a doctoral candidate and School of Arts and Sciences Excellence Fellow in the Department of History at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick. Trained in... -
Petrusek, Alexander
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- Modern European History, Global and Compartive
Alexander Petrusek is a PhD candidate specializing in modern Germany and international socialism. His dissertation project, “Real Existing Ideals: East Germany and the Socialist Imaginary,... -
Plater, Marika
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- U.S. History, STEH
Marika is a PhD candidate at Rutgers after receiving a B.A. from Bard College and an M.A. from Brooklyn College. Marika studies what low-income New Yorkers did for fun, outdoors, during the long... -
Powell, Stephen
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- European History, Global and Comparative
Stephen received his BA in History from the University of Missouri – Kansas City in 2015 and an MA in Medieval Studies from Fordham University in 2018. His research interests include the economic and... -
Puicon, Jazmin
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- Latin American History, Women’s and Gender
Jazmin Puicon is a doctoral candidate in the Department of History at Rutgers, specializing in modern Latin American history and Women’s and Gender History. Her research examines how the working... -
Rael, Carie
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- United States, Women and Gender History
Carie Rael received her B.A. at California State University, Fullerton in Comparative Religion and History and later received her Master’s at California State University, Fullerton in History where... -
Richey, Anna
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- American History, Women's and Gender
Anna is a doctoral candidate focusing on twentieth century American women’s history. She received her BA from Ohio State University in History and Women Studies. Her research interests include the... -
Sampson, Paul
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- STEH and Early Modern European History
Paul is a doctoral candidate in the history of science, technology, environment and health. He is currently writing his dissertation “Ventilating the Empire: Environmental Machines in the British... -
Siegel, Jesse
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- Modern European History, Global and Comparative
Jesse Siegel is a first year PhD student focusing on Modern Europe, with a minor field in Global Comparative Studies. Jesse received a BA at Gettysburg College in 2016, majoring in History and... -
Sigurdson, Hannah
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- Early Modern European History, STEH
Hannah is a first year PhD student who graduated with a B.A. in history from the University at Buffalo. She is primarily interested in early modern and Victorian British history, with a thematic... -
Sinclair, Katie
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- European History, STEH
Katherine is a third-year doctoral student studying the far reaches of the French empire in the nineteenth and twentieth century. She is also interested in environmental history and the history of... -
Slavutskiy, Ilya
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- Modern European History, Global and Comparative
I am studying modern Europe as well as Global history. I am focused especially on Russia and the Soviet Union, particularly political and military history during the revolutionary period, civil war,... -
Snow, Henry
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- Early Modern Atlantic/Britain
Henry is a second-year PhD student studying the Atlantic world in the long eighteenth century. He graduated from Brandeis University in 2017 with a B.A. in History and Physics. His previous research... -
Sorensen, Peter
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- Latin American History, Comparative
Peter is a Phd Candidate in Latin American History and his doctoral work focuses on the Cantares Mexicanos, a collection of 16th century Nahuatl-language song lyrics from Mexico City. His... -
Sprenger, Nicholas
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- Modern European History, Global and Comparative
Nick Sprenger is a first year PhD candidate who studies the British Empire in the long nineteenth century. He is interested in the histories of colonial police/policing, as well gender and empire... -
Stackelberg, Emmet von
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- American, Cultural History
Emmet is a third-year doctoral student, studying the cultural and sensory history of the United States in the early 20th century. He is interested in the politics of commercial media, and in the... -
Stalnaker, Dustin
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- Modern European History, Global and Comparative
Dustin is a doctoral candidate whose research focuses on twentieth-century Europe, with a particular emphasis on Germany. His chief interests include the histories of political internationalism,... -
Stone, Adam J.
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- American History, Modern European
Adam J. Stone is a second-year PhD student studying United States Foreign Relations in the 20th Century with an interest in broadening understandings of ‘foreign relations’—in particular with the... -
Sutter, Brenann
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- American, Women's and Gender, African-American History
Bren earned her BA in history and sociology from the University of California, San Diego in 2010. In 2012, she completed her MA in history at New York University. Bren is currently pursuing her PhD in... -
Swift, Lauren
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- Early Modern History, Women's and Gender, Comparative
Lauren,a fourth-year PhD student, graduated from Earlham College in 2011 with a B.A. in History. Lauren's interests include Early Modern northern Europe and Scandinavia, gender, and the construction of... -
Tate, Ryan Driskell
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- American History, Women's and Gender, labor, social
Ryan Driskell Tate is a Ph.D. candidate in U.S. history at Rutgers. His research examines twentieth-century labor, politics, and the environment in the American West. His dissertation, “The Saudi... -
Thomas, Brooke A.
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- African American History, Women's and Gender
Brooke A. Thomas graduated with a B.A. in History from Spelman College in 2013 and with an M.A. in History from the University of South Alabama in 2016. She is interested in 20th century African... -
Valdes, Leo
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- Women's and Gender History, African American, Latinx, Trans Studies
Leo Valdes graduated with a B.A. in History and Women’s and Gender Studies from Dartmouth College. They study nineteenth and twentieth century African American and Latinx history. Their research... -
Varon Carvajal, Lisette
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- Women’s and Gender History, STEH
Lisette is currently a third year doctoral student. Prior to attending Rutgers, she earned her bachelor degree at Los Andes University in Bogotá, Colombia, with a major in Political Science, and two... -
Walker, Pamela
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- African American History, Women's and Gender
Pamela Walker is a doctoral candidate at Rutgers University specializing in African American History and Women and Gender History. Her dissertation, “‘Everyone Must Think We Really Need Freedom’:... -
Wierda, Meagan
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- 19th C. US History, STEH
Meagan is a fifth-year PhD candidate who studies American history and the history of science and technology. Broadly conceived, her dissertation considers the relationship between numerical and... -
Wiesner, Caitlin
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- Women's and Gender History, African American
Caitlin is a doctoral candidate specializing in the history of women, gender, and sexuality in the 20th century United States. She earned her Bachelor of the Arts with Distinguished Honors in... -
Willard-Kyle, Danielle
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- Modern European, Jewish, Women's and Gender History
Danielle Willard-Kyle is a fifth-year doctoral candidate in the History Department specializing in Modern Europe. Her dissertation, "Living in Liminal Spaces" focuses on the questions of home-making... -
Williams, Joseph
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- African American History, Women’s and Gender
Joseph entered the doctoral program after earning an M.A. from the Department of History at DePaul University and a Master of Theological Studies at Garrett Seminary. He is interested in black... -
Yellin, Brenna
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- Modern European History, Women’s and Gender
Brenna is third-year PhD student in European and Women's and Gender history. She attended UNC-Chapel Hill, where she received her B.A. in History. Brenna is interested in Modern German History,... -
Young, Kevin
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- Latin American, Caribbean History, Global and Comparative
Kevin C Young is a PhD Candidate majoring in Latin American/Caribbean and minoring in Global Comparative history. He has an MA in World History from Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ. He... -
Zanoni, Amy
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- American History, Women's and Gender, African-American
Amy Zanoni is a Ph.D. candidate in History and during 2019-2020 holds a Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and a Jefferson Scholars National Fellowship. She specializes in the history of...
