Melissa Thompson

Minor Fields: Nineteenth-Century U.S. History, Public History, African American History 

Advisor: Dr. Jessie Wilkerson 

Research Interests

Ms. Thompson is interested in the history of labor, social and cultural history, as well as the history of gender and sexuality with a focus on masculinity studies. She is planning on researching the history of single fathers in the United States with a particular focus on the Appalachian region.