Graduate Student Bios

Joanna Paxton Federico is a doctoral student specializing in the history of childhood, the family, and healthcare in the 20^th century United States. She is currently studying responses to youth violence in the 1990s. Her previous research focused on the role of collective memory in shaping breastfeeding advocacy and maternal/child health policy. She holds a BA in English and Film from the University of Notre Dame and an MA in history from the University of Louisville.