Stephens began his studies at Auburn University in fall 2019, where he developed a focus on labor history and the history of Southern law enforcement.
Family historian and author Terrance Vickerstaff and the Caroline Marshall Draughon Center for the Arts & Humanities have published a children's book about one of Auburn's first families.
Zachary Schulz, an Auburn University history lecturer and public health historian, recently delivered a Zoom presentation to the Swedish Society of Medicine (SSM) titled "Healthcare Policy in Focus: Trump vs. Harris and the Future of American Healthcare."