We are always looking for volunteers to help us plan and run the annual History Conference. Please contact us if you would like to contribute to our efforts!
Matthew Powell
MA student in Twentieth-Century U.S. History
HGSA Conference Conference Chair and Activities Co-Coordinator
Matthew is a second year MA student in Twentieth-Century U.S. history, with a focus on labor and environmental history. His current thesis project examines the history of Appalachian paper mills, and how paper companies shaped local environments to their benefit. This is his first year as Activities co-coordinator and running the conference.
Danny Brennan
PhD student in Nineteenth-Century U.S. and Public History
HGSA Conference Conference Chair and Activities Co-Coordinator
Danny is a second year PhD student in Nineteenth-Century U.S. and Public History. He is interested in learning about how Union soldiers and veterans comprehended the changing world around them and focuses particularly on chaplains after the Civil War. This is his first year as Activities co-coordinator and second year assisting with conference planning.
Jordan Bennett
MA student in History
HGSA Conference Staff
Jordan is a second year history master's student. Her research interests include 20th Century American History, public history, and women's and gender history. This is her second year assisting with the HGSA conference.
Ainsley McHugh
MA student in Public History
HGSA Conference Staff
Ainsley is a first year masters student in the public history program. She is working towards her cultural resource management certification and has a research interest in 20th century Irish social history and Irish identity. This is her first year assisting with the HGSA conference.
Anna Shuff
MA student in African History
HGSA Conference Staff
Anna is a first year history masters student. Her research interests include East African colonial, post-colonial, and gender history with an emphasis on how wartime and armed conflict affect the construction of identity and gender. This is her first year assisting with the HGSA conference.
Sidney Stewart
MA Student in Public History
HGSA Conference Staff
Sidney is a second year master’s student in the Public History program. Her interests include 16th-18th century European social and political history, as well as promoting accessibility in public history programming. This is her first year assisting with the HGSA conference.
Lauren Wingate
PhD student in Twentieth-Century U.S. Century
HGSA Conference Staff
Lauren is a first year PhD student in Twentieth-Century U.S. and Public History. Her work focuses on labor and leisure history in the Southern Piedmont textile industry, especially in North Carolina. This is her first year assisting with conference planning.