EDUCATION
Master of Library and Information Science, 2024
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis (IUPUI)
focus in archival theory, digital archival engagement, and primary source-based pedagogy
Ph.D. in American Studies, Purdue University 2017
Dissertation: Radical Manifest Destiny: Mapping Power over Urban Green Space in the Age of Protest, 1968-1988, Defended: October 30, 2017, Deposit date: December 4, 2017
Master of Arts in American Studies, Purdue University 2011
magna cum laude graduate
Thesis: The Men’s Issue: Men’s Countercultural Consciousness-Raising in Mid-Seventies Magazines
Bachelor of Arts, Agnes Scott College, cum laude graduate 2009
International Coursework
East China Normal University in Shanghai, China: Transnational American Studies graduate course – 2010
La Universidad de Murcia in Murcia, Spain: Intensive Spanish language program – 2007
Research and Teaching Fields
U.S. social & cultural history
Public History
Postwar U.S. social movements
Urban environment and space
Women’s and gender history
Race and ethnic studies
Critical Pedagogy
Food studies
Visual and Material Culture Studies
Media Studies
Oral History AI/Digital Humanities
Teaching Methods
Experiential Learning/Constructivism Game-Based Learning
Blended Learning/Flipped Classroom Collaborative Learning
Culturally-Responsive Pedagogy Integrative Learning
Critical Digital Pedagogy Primary Source Literacy
Kera Lovell, Ph.D. 