Tim Seiter

Tim Seiter is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Texas at Tyler. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from Southern Methodist University, along with a B.A. from the University of Houston and an A.A. from Alvin Community College.

• Ph.D., Southern Methodist University
• M.A., Southern Methodist University
• B.A., University of Houston
• A.A., Alvin Community College

His research focuses on colonial Texas, particularly the lives of 18th-century Spanish presidial soldiers and the Karankawa Indigenous peoples. His forthcoming book, Wrangling Pelicans (University of Texas Press, 2025), examines the daily lives of frontier soldiers beyond traditional military metrics. He is currently writing Persistent Peoples, a revisionist history of the Karankawa that challenges colonial-era stereotypes and highlights their cultural survival and modern-day revitalization efforts.

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No student advisees or grant information provided in the text. His research emphasizes decolonizing narratives and recentering Indigenous perspectives in Texas history.