Stephanie Baker Opperman

Stephanie Baker Opperman is a Professor of History at Georgia College. She holds a doctorate in Latin American History from the University of Illinois Chicago and specializes in mid-20th century U.S.-Mexico diplomatic and cultural relations.

Her research explores the intersection of anthropology, public health, and gender studies in Mexico. She authored Cold War Anthropologist: Isabel Kelly and Rural Development in Mexico, analyzing U.S.-Mexican relations, rural development, and gendered experiences. She leads the NEH-funded project 'Flannery O'Connor and Milledgeville: Collecting the Past,' engaging undergraduate students in oral history interviews about 1950s rural Georgia.

Her work spans themes like class, race, disability, and Cold War-era cultural dynamics. She has published extensively in journals such as the Journal of Women’s History and Bulletin of Latin American Research.

• NEH grant for community-based oral history on Flannery O’Connor

Contact: stephanie.opperman@gcsu.edu