Edward Castleman
MA in Public History
A native of Gleason, Tennessee, Edward graduated with a BS in history from Bethel University in McKenzie, Tennessee in the spring of 2023. His research interests cover a wide span, but he focuses specifically on the Protestant Reformation and the Cold War. His interest in the field of public history began while working as a curatorial intern at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage Center in the summer of 2022. While there, he made virtual exhibits that discussed the histories of the cotton industry in West Tennessee and the Hatchie River Region. He intends to return home and work in education.

Cohort: 2023
Research interests: Religious history, the Cold War, political history, High Medieval and Early Modern Europe, the role of women in post-Reformation religion and politics
Most recent degree: Bachelor’s of Science in History, Summa Cum Laude