Ph.D. in American Civilization, 1999 B.A. in American Studies, 1990
Bio
Franz is a public historian and historian of technology with over twenty years of experience working with and in museums. She holds a joint appointment with the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. At AU, she teaches various courses in public history including Visual and Material Culture and a class entitled The Dead Speak that explores cemeteries as historical sources.
