Public History Current Students

MA in Public History

Chuck grew up in Concord, Massachusetts. A graduate of Northeastern University (BA History, ’91), Chuck moved to New York in 1992 to attend The American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AOS, ’94) for acting and was a member of the American Acade…

M.A. in Public History

Zobeida Chaffee-Valdes is earning a masters degree Public History and Digital Humanities at Northeastern University. Having earned a BA in History from Carleton College in 2019 with concentrations in Archaeology and Medieval Studies, Zobeida is inter…

PhD in World History

Janika Isakson Dillon is a Ph.D. student in World History at Northeastern University researching women enslavers in New England during Early America. Using the tools of public history and digital humanities, she has presented papers at the National C…

M.A. in Public History

Ben Federlin graduated from Brandeis University in 2014, where he double majored in History and Classical Studies. While at Brandeis, Ben interned for several years at the Classical Studies Artifact Research Collection, researching and cataloging obj…

M.A. in Public History

M.A. in Public History

Anna Halgash is from Corning, New York. She graduated magna cum laude from The College of Wooster and double-majored in English and History. For Anna’s Fall 2019 semester, she studied abroad at University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. Her junior and…

MA in Public History

Sarah Heavren graduated from Providence College with a BA in history, mathematics, and American studies.  She wrote her honors history thesis on the American chestnut tree, and one of her chapters placed first in the Phillips Memorial Library Craft o…

M.A. in Public History
Plus One in History

Allyson Koehler graduated from Northeastern University in 2021, where she majored in history with a minor in French. She is enrolled in the PlusOne Program for Public History at Northeastern. Her senior capstone entitled, “Peace in the 21st Century: …

MA in Public History

Tom spent the last three and a half years serving as an Armor Officer in the United States Army, based out of Fort Hood, TX. Prior to commissioning he attended Clark University in Worcester, MA where he graduated Cum Laude in 2017, with a B.A in Amer…

PhD in World History

Claire Lavarreda is a World History Ph.D. student at Northeastern University specializing in Indigenous Studies and Book History. She is the recipient of two Rare Book School scholarships, is currently interning for the Association on American Indian…

MA in Public History

Originally from Austin, Texas, Alyssa Machajewski graduated from Trinity University in 2021 with a BA in Anthropology. Alyssa interned with the Massachusetts Historical Society transcribing John Quincy Adams’ diary and writing blog posts. Alyss…

M.A. in Public History

Paul graduated from Roanoke College in 2020 after majoring in History and Religious Studies and completing a concentration in public history. During the Spring of 2019, he studied abroad in Perugia, Italy and worked with a number of museums through o…

M.A. in World History

Lynda Mitchell graduated cum laude from Northeastern University in 2021 with a B.A. in International Affairs with minors in Music Industry, Marketing, and History. She completed a capstone entitled “Musical Diplomacy a Useful Category of Soft P…

M.A. in Public History

Hunter Moyler graduated from the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia, in May 2019. He double-majored in English literature and Journalism, with minors in Creative Writing and Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies (Spanish). During his …

M.A. in Public History

Clare Nelson graduated from St. Olaf College in 2019 with a BA in History. Throughout her time at St. Olaf College and since graduating, she has been involved with several historical institutions working as a costumed interpreter, in archives, and de…

PhD in World History

Kasya O’Connor Grant earned her B.A. in American Studies with a concentration in Education Policy from Kenyon College in 2016. She went on to spend several years as an educator before returning to school. Kasya’s research interests includ…

M.A. in Public History

Fahim grew up in the Richmond, Virginia area. He attended the College of William & Mary and graduated with a BA in History and a BA in Government. While there, he enjoyed studying the Atlantic World, later pursuing research on the intersection be…

MA in Public History

Morgan Richards graduated from Boston University in 2019 with a BA in the History of Art and Architecture and a minor in French. Since graduation, she has worked in both contemporary art gallery and advisory settings with a focus on archival work and…

M.A. in Public History
Plus One in History

MA in Public History

Catarina graduated with honors from Texas A&M University in December of 2020 with a BA in History and minors in French and Museum Studies. As an undergraduate, Catarina interned with the National Museum of American History, Gettysburg National Mi…