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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.

Madison Albano

MA Student, Department of History
mjalbano@umass.edu
Bio

Marisa Budlong standing in front of sunset and riverMarisa Budlong

MA Student, Department of History
mbudlong@umass.edu
Bio

Portrait of Ross CaputiRoss Caputi

PhD Candidate, Department of History
rcaputi@umass.edu
Bio

Maya CunninghamMaya Cunningham

PhD Candidate, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
mccunningham@umass.edu
Bio

Headshot of Reid Ellefson-FrankReid Ellefson-Frank

MA Student, Department of Anthropology
rellefsonfra@umass.edu
Bio

Headshot of Yuri GamaYuri Gama

PhD Candidate, Department of History
ygama@history.umass.edu
Bio

Headshot of Tim Hastings Timothy Hastings

PhD Student, Department of History
tihastings@umass.edu
Bio

Olivia Haynes

PhD Student, W.E.B Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
ohaynes@umass.edu
Bio

Headshot Joanna HejlJoanna Hejl

PhD Student, Department of History
jhejl@umass.edu
Bio

Clara Higgins

MA Student, Department of History
cahiggins@umass.edu

Stacie KlinowskiStacie Klinowski

Ph.D. Candidate, English Department
sklinowski@umass.edu
Bio

Hannah Ku

MA Student, Department of History
hku@umass.edu

Jamie MastrogiacomoJamie Mastrogiacomo

MA Student, Department of History
jmastrogiaco@umass.edu
Bio

Laura McCullagh

MA Student, Department of History
lmccullagh@umass.edu

Nicole O'Connell

PhD Student, Department of English
nmoconnell@umass.edu
Bio

Elizabeth Pangburn

PhD Student, Department of History
epangbur@umass.edu
Bio

Piper Prolago

MA Student, Department of History of Art and Architecture
pprolago@umass.edu
Bio

Jessica Scott

PhD Student, Department of History
jessicascott@umass.edu

Jaehee Seol wearing a green shirt, standing under a lampJaehee Seol

PhD Student, Department of History
jseol@umass.edu
Bio

Yelana Sims wearing glasses and a shite scarfYelana Sims

PhD Candidate, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
ysims@umass.edu
Bio

Marcus Smith headshotMarcus Smith

PhD Student, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
mpsmith@umass.edu
Bio

Guanhua Tan headshotGuanhua Tan

PhD Candidate, Department of History
gtan@umass.edu
Bio

Abby ThomsenAbby Thomsen

M.A. Student, Department of Anthropology
athomsen@umass.edu
Bio

Emily W. ProfileEmily Whitted

PhD Candidate, Department of History
ewhitted@umass.edu
Bio

Lauren Whitley-Haney

MA Student, Department of History
lwhitleyhane@umass.edu

Bio

 

Headshot of Amelia YeagerAmelia Yeager

MA Student, Department of History
byeager@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.

Headshot of Marwa AmerMarwa Amer

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of History
mamer@history.umass.edu
Bio

Katlyn Durand

PhD Student, Department of History
kdurand@umass.edu
Bio

Photo of Andrew Grim looking resoluteAndrew Grim

PhD Candidate, Department of History
agrim@history.umass.edu
Bio

Headshot of Cheryl HarnedCheryl Harned

PhD Candidate, Department of History
charned@history.umass.edu
Bio

Deborah Kallman

PhD Candidate, Department of History
dkallman@umass.edu
Bio

Tanya PearsonTanya Pearson (ABD)

PhD Candidate, Department of History
tpearson@umass.edu
Bio

Photo of Alison Russell, who has pale skin and straight brown hair and is wearing a plaid top. Alison Russell

PhD Candidate, Department of History
abrussell@umass.edu
Bio

Erika Slocumb hugging a young personErika Slocumb

Ph.D. Candidate, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies
eslocumb@umass.edu
Bio