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Education
MA, University of Sheffield, 2022, American History
BA, University of Sheffield, 2021, History
About Me
My research focuses on Civil War Era community history in the Appalachian South. I am particularly interested in how the events of the American Civil War are remembered within the region's rich oral tradition.
My MA thesis, "'Going Across the Mountain' - Isolation and Conflicting Loyalties in North Carolina's 'Lost Provinces' During the Civil War Era", explored the devastating effects the Civil War had on the communities of North Carolina's Ashe and Watauga Counties in the era surrounding the conflict. I am currently expanding upon my previous research, creating a comparative study which examines the impact of the Civil War on different communities within western North Carolina and explores how local loyalties shifted over time within an increasingly war-weary South.
I achieved Distinction in my MA in American History at the University of Sheffield and was awarded the Bryan Marsden Prize in American History during my period of study.
Research Interests
Community History in Southern Appalachia, Civil War History