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Melissa Thompson

Graduate Instructor

Major Field: 
Twentieth-Century U.S. History
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.
Classes Taught:
HIST 101: European History: Antiquity-1600
HIST 102: Europe Since 1600