Daniel Kerr Associate Professor CAS - History
Dan Kerr, the director of American University's public history program, specializes in the fields of community history, oral history, and public history. The projects he has initiated, including the C…
Public History Faculty
Malgorzata Rymsza-Pawlowska Assistant Professor CAS - History
Malgorzata J. Rymsza-Pawlowska is Director of AU's public history graduate program for the 2017-18 academic year. She is a cultural historian of the 19th and 20th century U.S. Her research interests i…
Affiliate Faculty
Kathleen Franz Historian CAS - History
Prof. Franz holds degrees in museum studies and American Civilization from Brown University. She specializes in 20th Century US cultural history with a focus on popular culture and the history of tech…
Pamela Henson Public Historian in Residence CAS - History
Dr. Henson is director of the Institutional History Division of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. She researches and writes on the history of the Smithsonian and conducts the oral history project …
Susan McElrath University Archivist University Library
Susan McElrath has served as University Archivist at American University since August 2004 where she is the manager of the University Archives and Special Collections departments. Her responsibilities…
Trevor Owens Adjunct Professorial Lecturer
Trevor Owens works on digital strategy for cultural heritage organizations. He is currently the Head of Digital Content Management at the Library of Congress. Previously, he lead a 30 million dollar i…