Public History Students
Though most students in the Public History Program are students pursuing an MA or PhD in History, students in any graduate program on campus can pursue the graduate certificate in Public History, making for a rich interdisciplinary environment. The paragraphs below include information on students who are currently working toward the Certificate in Public History as well as PhD Affiliates who have completed their MA but remain part of our Public History community writ large, having chosen to stay at UMass to pursue a PhD.
This page is intended to give a sense of the range and focus of work and career objectives among students in the Public History program. You may write to current students via email or care of the Department of History, Herter Hall, University of Massachusetts,161 Presidents Drive, Amherst, MA 01003.
Curious about what kind of careers you can have with training from UMass public history? Check out our public history alumni profiles.
Certificate Students | PhD Affiliates
Certificate Students
The students listed below are MA and PhD students from the Department of History and departments across the UMass campus who are currently pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Public History.
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Alex Asal
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Evan Howard Ashford |
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Christopher Benning Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History cbenning@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Peter Blackmer Ph.D. Candidate, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies pblackme@afroam.umass.edu Bio |
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Shakti Castro M.A. Candidate, Department of History scastro@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Austin Clark M.A. Candidate, Department of History awclark@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Crystal Donkor |
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Olivia Ekeh Ph.D. Candidate, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies oekeh@umass.edu Bio |
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Katherine Fecteau M.A. Candidate, Department of History kfecteau@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Yuri Gama Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History ygama@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Jason Higgins Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History jahiggins@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Felicia Jamison Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History fjamison@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Gregg Mitchell M.A. Candidate, Department of History gmitchell@umass.edu Bio |
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Selena Moon M.A. Candidate, Department of History smoon@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Kelli Morgan Ph.D. Candidate, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies kmorg1@afroam.umass.edu Bio |
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Pilar Osorio Lora Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures piliosorio1@gmail.com Bio |
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Sara Patton M.A. Candidate, Department of History spatton@umass.edu Bio |
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Albert Rintrona |
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Rebekkah Rubin M.A. Candidate, Department of History rarubin@umass.edu Bio |
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Camesha Scruggs Ph.D. Student, Department of History cscruggs@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Chloe Spinks |
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Danping Wang M.A. Candidate, Department of History danpingwang@history.umass.edu Bio |
PhD Affiliates
On occasion, students who come to UMass to complete an MA in History with the Graduate Certificate in Public History elect to remain at UMass for the PhD. Students also come to UMass for their PhD after having studied public history elsewhere. Some of these students commit one of their three doctoral fields to Public History, and/or pursue dissertations that relate to the history of public history practice; others keep a hand in by participating in projects or contract work, and still others simply remain a resource in public history to their fellow students. Some of these PhD students are completing traditional dissertations while launching careers as public historians. Whatever direction their work takes after completing their certificates, we enjoy ongoing relationships with these students, and consider them part of our larger community of public historians on the UMass campus.
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Marwa Amer Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History mamer@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Erica Fagen Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History efagen@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Brittany Frederick Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History bfrederick@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Kate Freedman Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History kfreedma@library.umass.edu Bio |
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Andrew Grim |
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Cheryl Harned
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Amanda Goodheart Parks Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History amanda.goodheart@gmail.com Bio |
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Mark Roblee Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History mroblee@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Amanda Tewes Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History atewes@history.umass.edu Bio |
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Charles Weisenberger Ph.D. Student, Department of History |