GRADUATE
MA Careers and Accomplishments
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Careers
Felicia (Lowrance) Abrams, M.A. 2012: Manager, Onsite Education at Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation
Jennifer Scism Ash, M.A. 2008: Instructor, Bennett College; as of 2013 a Ph.D. student at University of Illinois, Chicago
Hailey (Ayers) Harrell, M.A. 2017: Instructor, Greensboro College
Scott Baillargeon, M.A. 2014: Deputy Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners at Guilford County Government, Greensboro, NC
Elizabeth (Ebie) Baker, M.A. 2013: Collections Manager at Longwood Center for the Visual Arts, Farmville, VA
Stephanie (Krysiak) Balaconis, M.A. 2012: Digital Marketing Specialist at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company
Laura Michal-Balderson, M.A. 2018: Tour guide, Monticello, Charlottesville, VA
Katie Bates, M.A. 2011: Curator, Town of Windsor Museum, CO
John F. Beeler, M.A. 1986: Professor of History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Lisa Berg, M.A. 2010: Historic Sites Supervisor, Kansas Historical Society
Kyle Booker, M.A. 2020: Assistant Site Manager, James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville, NC
Douglas Bristol, M.A. 1992: Associate Professor of History, University of Southern Mississippi
Maya Brooks, M.A. 2020: Assistant Curator for Contemporary Art, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art and North Carolina Museum of Art
James J. Broomall, M.A. 2006: Assistant Professor of History, Shepherd University and director of the George Tyler Moore Center for the Study of the Civil War
Philip Brown, M.A. 2015: Park Ranger, Gettysburg National Military Park, PA
Becky Byron, M.A. 2011: Managing Editor in journals division of the University of Chicago Press.
Morena Carter, M.A. 2005: Attorney, Jackson Lewis, Cleveland, OH
Valeria Caviness, M.A. 1990, University Program Specialist, Provost Office, UNCG
Hayley Chambers, M.A. 2008: Senior Curator of Collections at the Totem Heritage Center and the Tongass Historical Museum in Ketchikan, AK
Megan Coker, M.A. 2014: Graduate Assistant at University of South Carolina Office of Oral History, Masters student in University of South Carolina Library and Information Science Program
Colleen Edge Collett, M.A. 2010: Associate Director, Tennessee Preservation Trust; Architectural Historian, Thomason & Associates
Karen L. Cox, M.A. 1988: Professor of History, UNC-Charlotte
Dustin Cranford, M.A. 2011: Instructor, Guilford Technical Community College, UNCG, as of 2014 a Ph.D. student at the University of Maryland
Kelli Landing Crawford, M.A. 2012: Volunteer Coordinator and Curator of Collections, Natural Science Center of Greensboro
Katherine Crickmore, M.A. 2019: Assistant, State Archives of North Carolina, Correspondence Unit, Raleigh, NC
Kevin Crowder, M.A. 2004: Full-time Instructor, Guilford Technical Community College
Sarah Cunningham, M.A. 2009: Chief of Integrated Resources and Facilities for the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks Group, Ninety-Six, SC
Peter S. D'Arpa, M.A. 2016: Instructor and Ph.D. student at West Virginia University.
Emmanuel Dabney, M.A. 2010: Interpretive Park Ranger at Petersburg National Battlefield, VA
Joshua Dacey, M.A. 2017: Historic Interpreter, Charles B. Aycock Historic Site, NC
Christopher Davis, M.A. 2006: Grant Specialist, The Office of Sponsored Programs, UNCG
Katie DeMar-Aldrich, M.A. 2016: National History Day Coordinator, Washington State Historical Society, Tacoma, WA
Donna Donald, M.A. 2002: Assistant Professor, Liberty University, VA
Mary Early, M.A. 1995: Director, Enrolled Student Services, UNCG Graduate School
Clyde Ellis, M.A. 1986: Professor of History & University Distinguished Scholar, Elon College, Elon, NC
Miriam Farris, M.A. 2010: Museum Specialist, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, Flat Rock, NC
Rebecca Fecher, M.A. 2011: Full-time Instructor, Alamance Community College, Graham, NC
Brandie Fields, M.A. 2011: Executive Director, Orange County Historical Museum, Hillsborough, NC
Daniel Fountain, M.A. 1993: Associate Professor, Meredith College, NC
Amelia Gallo, M.A. 2012: Educator, Thomas County Historical Society & Museum, Thomasville, GA
Margaret Wilson Gillikin, M.A. 1999: Assistant Professor and Program Director for Social Studies Education, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Dalila Goulart, M.A. 2007: Education and Visitor Services Manager, Rhode Island Historical Society
Blanche Hailey, M.A. 2011: Adjunct Instructor, Davidson County Community College and Forsyth Technical Community College; Curator, Eden Historical Museum, Eden, NC
Elizabeth Hallett, M.A. 2014: Student Outreach and Partnership Development Specialist, El Nomad Study Abroad Program, Cuenca, Ecuador
Brittany Hedrick, M.A. 2018: Social studies instructor, Guilford Technical Community College Middle College; Adjunct instructor, Davidson-Davie Community College, NC
David Herr, M.A. 1994: Chair, Liberal and Creative Arts Department, Associate Professor of History, St. Andrews University, Laurinburg, NC
Scott Hinshaw, M.A. 2004: Archivist, UNCG Special Collections and University Archives, Greensboro, NC
Amanda Holland, M.A. 2016: Director, Alfred C. Kessell History Center for Preservation North Carolina, Gastonia, NC
Pippa Holloway, M.A. 1994: Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History, Middle Tennessee State University
Gina Ingraham, M.A. 2015: Assistant Director of Graduate Admissions at Elon University, NC
Christopher Jacobson, M.A. 2009: Testing Center Manager/Instructor, Frederick Community College, MD
Evan Jaynes, M.A. 2020: History Instructor at Oak Ridge Military Academy, Guilford County, NC
Njeri Jennings, M.A. 2018: Assistant Educator, Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY
Caitlin Johnson, M.A. 2018: Historic Interpreter and Education Liaison, San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site, TX
Chris Jordan, M.A. 2012: Director of Public Programming at the New Winston Museum, Winston Salem, NC
Stacie Keevil, M.A. 2011: Salesforce Consultant at Galvin Technologies, Indianapolis, IN
Ellen Kennedy, M.A. 2010: Education Manager, National Museum of the Great Lakes, Toledo, OH
Christopher Kutas, M.A. 2011: Course Materials Assistant Manager, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Sonya Laney, M.A. 2017: Education Coordinator, Charlotte Hawkins Brown State Historic Site, Sedalia, NC
Katie Lange, M.A. 2015: Interpretive Specialist for Daily Programming at Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop and Farm, Olathe, KS
Saskia Lascarez Casanova, M.A. 2022: Museum Administrator, North Carolina Museum of Dolls, Toys, and Miniatures, Spencer, NC
Emily Lassiter, M.A. 2014: Executive Director, Claymakers Arts Community, Durham, NC
Alexandra Latona, M.A. 2014: Education and Volunteer Manager, California Museum, Sacramento, CA
Brian Laverdure, M.A. 2015: Director, Emerging Payments Education, EPCOR, Kansas City, MO
Laura Lawfer, M.A. 2008: Special Events Coordinator/Educator, Hampton Roads Naval Museum, VA
Leslie Leonard, M.A. 2017: Assistant Site Manager, Charlotte Hawkins Brown State Historic Site, Sedalia, NC
Laura Glass Malloy, M.A. 2013: Historian for the 58th Special Operations Wing at Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque, NM
Sarah Maske, M.A. 2021: Public Programs Coordinator and Education Assistant, Greensboro History Museum, NC
Hannah Mahnken, M.A. 2018: Registrar at the Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS
Alaina McKee, M.A. 2012: Student Teacher at Salem High School, City of Salem Schools
Sarah McNulty, M.A. 2011: Director of Programs and Marketing at the Surry Arts Council in Mount Airy, NC
Warren Milteer, M.A. 2010: Assistant Professor of History at George Washington University, Washington, DC
Ethan Moore, M.A. 2010: Coordinator of Elon University's art collections and instructor in art and art history; as of 2013 a Ph.D. student at UNCG
Kimberly Mozingo, M.A. 2014: Administrative Support Specialist, Department of Anthropology, UNCG
David (Jack) Norton, M.A. 1999: Instructor, Dept of History, Normandale Community College, Bloomington, MN
Jessica O'Connor, M.A. 2017: Programs Assistant, Museum of Mississippi History, Jackson, MS
Christina (Rodriguez) Oliver, M.A. 2007: Registrar, George W. Bush Presidential Library & Museum, Dallas, TX
Max Ostrowski, M.A. 2016: Oral History Researcher, The HistoryMakers Digital Archive, Chicago, IL
Michelle Palmore, M.A. 2010: Manager of the Nathaniel Russell House Museum for the Historic Charleston Foundation, Charleston, SC
Kasey Parara, M.A. 2012: Group Reservations Coordinator, Sheraton/Koury Convention Center, Greensboro, NC
Lindsay Payne, M.A. 2014: History Teacher, Greensboro Day School, Greensboro, NC
Dale Pennington, M.A. 2011: Executive Director, Korners' Folly Historic House, Kernersville, NC
Karen Ploch, M.A. 2017: Curator, Historical Society of Montgomery County, PA
Kim Proctor, M.A. 2011: Executive Director Rockingham County (NC) Historical Society Museum & Archives, NC
Brandie (Cline) Ragghianti, M.A. 2014: Independent public historian, currently in the Masters of Library Information Sciences at UNCG
Crystal Rayle, M.A. 2010: Instructor, Guilford Technical Community College, NC
Charlotte (Wolfe) Ross, M.A. 2011: Teacher Programs Manager at The Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Jordan Rossi, M.A. 2015: Executive Director, Rockingham County Historical Society, NC
Annie Rubel, M.A. 2014: Site Coordinator, Fair Lane: Home of Clara and Henry Ford, Dearborn, MI
Caitlin Saraphis, M.A. 2009: Assistant Director, College of Arts and Sciences Advising Center, UNCG
David Seidel, M.A. 2011: Teacher and Department Chair of the Social Studies Department, Bishop McGuinness High School, NC
Alexis Schofield, M.A. 2017: Education Coordinator at the Florida Maritime Museum, Cortez, FL
Richard Shelton, M.A. 2008: Full-time Instructor, Surry Community College, NC
Sarah Shurts, M.A. 2002: Assistant Professor, Bergen Community College, NJ
Melanie Staley, M.A. 2015: 8th Grade Science/Social Studies Teacher at New Century Middle School in Moore County, NC
Chelsea Stewart, M.A. 2019: Museum Coordinator, Peel Museum & Botanical Garden, Bentonville, AR
Marianne Pace Taylhardat, M.A. 2013: Social Studies Teacher, Guilford County Schools, NC
Angela Thorpe, M.A. 2014: Associate Director, N.C. African American Heritage Commission, N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources
Jason Turner, M.A. 2002: History/Social Studies Teacher, Rockingham County Schools, NC
Michael Verville, M.A. 2013: Marketing Coordinator, Alliance for Historic Hillsborough, Hillsborough, NC
Anita Warfford, M.A. 1999: Instructional Technology Consultant, College of Arts & Sciences, UNCG; and Instructor, Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Program, UNCG
Lance Wheeler, M.A. 2017: Director of Exhibitions at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia
Amber Williams, M.A. 2013: Program Coordinator for the Special Collections Division, Nashville Public Library, Nashville, TN
Mary Williford, M.A. 2015: Business Services Coordinator, Southern Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Lacey Wilson, M.A. 2018: Historical Interpreter, Telfair Museums, Savannah, Georgia
Samantha Winer, M.A., 2012: Curator of Collections & Exhibits Centennial Museum & Chihuahua Desert Gardens, El Paso, TX
Jasmin Zamora-Cuna, M.A., 2023: Career and College Promise Coordinator, Sandhills Community College, Pinehurst, NC
Awards and Honors
Clyde Ellis, M.A. 1986: Inducted into the Oklahoma Historians' Hall of Fame, 2017.
Brittany Hedrick, M.A. 2018: UNCG Graduate Teaching Fellowship 2017-2018
Warren Milteer, M.A. 2010: 2016 R.D.W. Connor Award, presented annually to the author of the best article in the North Carolina Historical Review for “From Indians to Colored People: The Problem of Racial Categories and the Persistence of the Chowans in North Carolina" which appeared in the January 2016 issue.
Shawn Reagin, M.A. 2017: 2016 North Carolina Association of Historians Midgette Student Paper Award for "The Character of the Kaiser: How Wilhelm II Led Germany to War."
Chelsea Stewart, M.A. 2019: Atlantic World Research Network Graduate Student Travel Grant, 2018.
Enrollment in Other Ph.D. Programs
Rebecca Adams, M.A. 2013: George Mason University
Jennifer Scism Ash, M.A. 2008: University of Illinois at Chicago
Jeff Benvenuto, M.A. 2008: MA in Cultural Studies, Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Krakow, Poland; Ph.D. student, Global Affairs, Rutgers-Newark, State University of New Jersey
Michael Brandon, M.A. 2009: University of Florida
James Broomall, M.A. 2006: University of Florida
Dustin Cranford, M.A. 2011: University of Maryland at College Park
Peter d'Arpa, M.A. 2016: West Virginia University
William Feeney, M.A. 2008: University of West Virginia
Richard Gilley, M.A. 2010: University of South Florida
Margaret Wilson Gillikin, M.A. 1999: University of South Carolina at Columbia
Benjamin Gulley, M.A. 2008: Penn State
Kimber Heinz, M.A. 2016: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tiffany Holland, M.A. 2011: Duke University
Steven Lechner, M.A. 2015: North Carolina State University
David Loner, M.A. 2010: Oxford University, United Kingdom
Beth McFayden, M.A. 2014: University of Illinois at Chicago
Warren Milteer, M.A. 2010: UNC Chapel Hill
Andrea Nichols, M.A. 2010: University of Nebraska
Jeremy Piercy, M.A. 2013: University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Shawn Reagin, M.A. 2017: Georgia State University
Rwany Sibaja, M.A. 2005: George Mason University
Purvi Sangvhi, M.A. 2020: Georgia State University
Tyson Smith, M.A. 2008: University of Mississippi
Kenneth Surles, M.A. 2014: University of Oregon
Peter van Lidth de Jeude, M.A. 2008: Penn State
Lisa Withers, M.A. 2015: North Carolina State University
Lisa Zevorich, M.A. 2009: Ohio State University
