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Lisa Ford is an Endowed Professor of Modern British Imperial History at the University of New South Wales. Her research focuses on legal history, settler colonialism, and the British Empire's legal frameworks. She holds a PhD from Columbia University and has authored/co-authored influential works such as *Settler Sovereignty* and *The King’s Peace*. Ford’s expertise spans the British Empire’s legal order, colonial governance, and Indigenous jurisdictions. **Education**: Columbia University (MA, MPhil, PhD) and University of Queensland (BA, LLB, MA). **Research Interests**: Legal history of the British Empire (1760–1840), settler colonialism, and the legal dimensions of early American and Australian settlements. Her work bridges legal theory with colonial practices, emphasizing the intersection of law, power, and Indigenous resistance. **Awards**: Dalton Award, Australian Academy of the Humanities Fellowship, Thomas J. Wilson Prize, and Bancroft Dissertation Prize. Her publications explore imperial legal reforms, colonial commissions, and the legacy of settler sovereignty. **Grants & Advising**: Recipient of Australian Research Council grants, including the Future Fellowship (2019–2024). She co-edits *The Cambridge Legal History of Australia* and collaborates on projects analyzing colonial legal systems and Indigenous governance. **Labs/Teams**: Involved in interdisciplinary initiatives on empire and law, including digital scholarship on colonial commissions and collaborative research with institutions like the University of Western Sydney.

• Legal History of the British Empire
• Settler Colonialism
• Early National United States Legal History
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Isadora Moura Mota is an Assistant Professor of History at Princeton University, specializing in Brazilian slavery and the Atlantic world. Her research focuses on modern Brazilian history, comparative slavery, abolitionism, literacy among enslaved populations, and the African diaspora in Latin America. She holds a PhD from Brown University (2017) and previously taught at the University of Miami. Key research areas include the role of Afro-Brazilians in shaping abolition movements, transnational connections during the 19th century, and the intersection of literacy with emancipation struggles. Her book Freedom’s Horizon examines abolitionism as a grassroots movement anchored in enslaved communities. Her work has been supported by the Social Sciences Research Council, Brown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice, and Brazil’s CNPq. Future projects explore intellectual histories of Afro-Brazilian literacy and labor struggles between European colonists and enslaved peoples. She has received an ACLS Fellowship and authored articles in Slavery & Abolition and Hispanic American Historical Review . Currently on leave through 2024–2025, her office is Dickinson Hall at Princeton.

• Slavery
• Abolitionism
• African Diaspora
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Thavolia Glymph is the Peabody Family Distinguished Professor of History and Law at Duke University, where she also serves as a Faculty Research Scholar at the Duke Population Research Institute (DUPRI). She is a prominent historian specializing in U.S. history, particularly focusing on slavery, emancipation, and the Civil War era with emphasis on Southern women's experiences. Glymph previously served as president of the American Historical Association (2024) and the Southern Historical Association (2019-2020). Ph.D. from Purdue University (1994) M.A. from Purdue University (1975) B.A. from Hampton University (1973) Professor Glymph's research centers on the intersection of gender, race, and power during the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Her work particularly emphasizes the experiences of African American women, challenging traditional narratives that have centered white women's experiences. She examines how enslaved women navigated the plantation household as a "militarized space" and created resistance within the narrow confines allowed to them. Her scholarship reveals how black women's memories of past struggles informed their wartime rebellion and how the Civil War transformed domestic spaces and relationships. Her influential publications have reshaped understanding of women's roles in the Civil War, particularly highlighting how black women claimed freedom through refugee camps and other spaces of transition. Glymph's work demonstrates how the politics of black women in places like Gonzalez, Texas, emerged from antebellum antislavery ground, with their memories of past struggles concretely informing their wartime rebellion. Scientific Awards Albert J. Beveridge Award, American Historical Association Joan Kelly Memorial Prize, American Historical Association Julia Cherry Spruill Prize, Southern Association for Women Historians Tom Watson Brown Book Award 2021 John Nau Prize 2021 Civil War and Reconstruction Book Award 2021 Mary Nickliss Prize 2021 Darlene Clark Hine Award Philip Taft Book Prize (2009) Frederick Douglass Prize (Finalist, 2009) Jefferson Davis Award (Finalist, 2009) 2025 Award for Distinguished Service to Labor and Working-Class History 2025 Raymond Gavins Distinguished Faculty Award Professor Glymph has received significant research support for her work, including a National Institutes of Health grant for her book manuscript "African American Women and Children Refugees in the Civil War." She served as the 2023-24 Rogers Distinguished Fellow in Nineteenth Century American History at the Huntington Library. Glymph is an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer and serves on several editorial boards for historical journals. Glymph has held prestigious visiting positions including the John Hope Franklin Visiting Professor of American Legal History at Duke Law School in 2015 and 2018. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Society of American Historians, and the American Antiquarian Society, reflecting her significant contributions to the field of history.

• U.S. History
• Slavery
• Emancipation
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Jonathan Connolly is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), affiliated with the Department of History within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on the British Empire, legal history, and the transnational dimensions of emancipation and labor migration. He holds a PhD and J.D. from Stanford University. Connolly’s work examines abolition, indentured labor systems, and the political economy of emancipation in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean regions. His book Worthy of Freedom (2024) explores how evolving conceptions of “free labor” influenced imperial policies. His scholarship has appeared in top journals like Past & Present , Slavery & Abolition , and Law and History Review , earning prestigious awards including the Walter D. Love Prize (2019) and Sutherland Prize (2024). At UIC, he teaches courses on British imperialism, modern Europe, legal history, and migration studies. He received the 2024 Shirley A. Bill Award for Excellence in Teaching. Before UIC, he held postdoctoral fellowships at Harvard University’s Mahindra Humanities Center and Princeton University’s Shelby Cullom Davis Center. His current projects include studies on legal inquiry and colonial violence, as well as the intellectual history of antislavery thought. Connolly’s interdisciplinary approach bridges history, law, and transnational studies.

• British Empire History
• Legal History
• Emancipation Studies
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Jonathan Earle is the Roger Hadfield Ogden Dean of the LSU Honors College and an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Louisiana State University (LSU). His research focuses on U.S. political history, particularly the Civil War era and antislavery movements. Earle earned his B.A. from Columbia University (1990), M.A. from Princeton University (1992), and Ph.D. from Princeton (1996). His recent research includes Electing Abraham Lincoln: The Revolution of 1860 (forthcoming), examining the 1860 presidential election's transformative impact. He has authored or edited influential books, including Bleeding Kansas, Bleeding Missouri (2013) and John Brown’s Raid (2008). Earle has received numerous accolades, including the J. Michael Young Advising Award (2011) and the James A. Broussard Best First Book Award (2005). His teaching excellence is recognized through awards such as the W.T. Kemper Fellowship (2003) and fellowships from the Huntington Library and ACLS (1999-2000). Earle’s work bridges academic research with public scholarship, emphasizing accessible historical narratives through edited volumes and documentary collections.

• U.S. History
• Civil War Era
• Abolitionism
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Carol Faulkner is a Professor in the History Department at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. She also serves as Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and is a Tenth Decade Faculty Scholar. Her work focuses on 19th-century America, particularly U.S. women, gender, sexuality, and social movements. Ph.D., State University of New York at Binghamton (1998) Her research explores the intersection of gender and race in American history, with a focus on abolitionism, women’s rights, and marriage reform. She has authored and edited influential works such as Unfaithful: Love, Adultery, and Marriage Reform in Nineteenth-Century America and Lucretia Mott’s Heresy: Abolition and Women’s Rights in 19th-Century America . Carol’s publications reveal consistent themes in gender studies, political history, and social movements, emphasizing the roles of women in abolitionism, suffrage, and Reconstruction. Her work often analyzes primary sources to uncover the activism of women like Lucretia Mott. Scientific Awards & Honors: Kate B. and Hall J. Peterson Fellow (2014) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching (2003-2004) Moore Research Fellowship (2004) Postdoctoral Fellowship, Yale University (2006) Visiting Fellow, The Library Company (2006) Carol has secured grants from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Defense Intelligence Agency. She actively engages public discourse through media appearances and a 2026 course on the U.S. Semiquincentennial.

• 19th-Century America
• U.S. Women's History
• Gender Studies
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Rebecca Haddaway is a Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow in the Department of English at The Pennsylvania State University. She holds a Ph.D. in English and Visual Studies from Penn State, an M.A. in English from Penn State, and three B.A. degrees from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County: English Literature, Global Studies (Development, Health, Environment), and Modern Languages/Linguistics (French). Her research focuses on late 18th- and 19th-century American literature, histories of science/medicine, and visual culture including scientific illustration and digital mapping. Her current projects include reconceptualizing her doctoral dissertation, *Medical Discourse and Antislavery Resistance in the Early American Republic*, into a book, and developing a digital mapping project analyzing transatlantic connections between antislavery writing and bodily representation. Haddaway has taught at Penn State since 2019, instructing courses like Technical Writing (English 202C), Rhetoric and Composition (English 15), and specialized literature courses such as *Slavery and the Literary Imagination*. She emphasizes pedagogical innovation at the intersection of humanities and STEM disciplines.

• American Literature (18th-19th Century)
• Histories of Science and Medicine
• Visual Culture
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Dr. Terrance Weik is Professor and Graduate Director in the Department of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina's McCausland College of Arts and Sciences. A historical archaeologist specializing in African diaspora studies, his research examines antislavery resistance, social identity formation, and intercultural engagements between Africans and Indigenous peoples in the Americas. Education: PhD Anthropology - University of Florida (2002) MA Anthropology - University of Florida (1995) BA Anthropology - Wake Forest University (1993) His fieldwork spans plantation sites, maroon settlements, and urban contexts across Florida, Jamaica, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Current research investigates Chickasaw slaveholding, African agency, frontier entrepreneurship, and parallels between African displacement and Indian Removal. He has directed projects including archaeological surveys at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center (Mississippi) and the Seibels House (South Carolina). Dr. Weik has chaired multiple graduate committees and received research funding from Wenner-Gren Foundation and University of South Carolina. His extensive publications include the books The Archaeology of Antislavery Resistance and The Archaeology of Removal in North America .

• Historical Archaeology
• African Diaspora
• Antislavery Resistance
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Anne Eller is an Associate Professor of Latin American and Caribbean History at Yale University, specializing in the intersection of emancipation, anticolonial movements, and Caribbean sovereignty. She holds a PhD in History from NYU, where her dissertation on Dominican independence earned the Dean’s Prize. Her research explores the interconnected histories of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, emphasizing popular resistance and transnational solidarity. Key works include We Dream Together (2016), which reinterprets Dominican independence within a broader Caribbean context, and a 2022 collaborative study on Haitian archival preservation. Her work has been supported by the Fulbright-Hays Program and multiple fellowships. Eller teaches courses on Caribbean political thought, Atlantic history, and the African Diaspora. Her articles analyze themes like post-emancipation agency, gendered protest, and the legacies of colonial historiography. Awards include the Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Prize for scholarly excellence and recognition from the Haitian Studies Association. Awards: Isis Duarte Book Prize (2017), Avant Garde Book Prize (2017), Andrés Ramos Mattei—Neville Hall Article Prize (2018) Grants: British Library Endangered Archives Programme, U.S. Fulbright-Hays Scholarship Labs/Teams: Collaborations with the Bibliothèque Haïtienne des Frères de l’Instruction Chrétienne on digital preservation projects

• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Emancipation
• Haitian and Dominican Studies
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Patrick Rael is a Professor of History at Bowdoin College, specializing in African-American history, the Civil War era, and the history of slavery and emancipation. He holds a PhD in American History from the University of California, Berkeley (1995), an MA from the same institution, and a BA from the University of Maryland. His research examines the longue durée of slavery's demise in the U.S., transnational black activism, and the intersection of history with digital humanities. He is the author of Eighty-Eight Years: The Long Death of Slavery in the United States, 1777-1865 (finalist for the Harriet Tubman Prize) and Black Identity and Black Protest in the Antebellum North (honorable mention for the Frederick Douglass Prize). He co-edits the Race in the Atlantic World, 1700-1900 series for the University of Georgia Press. His technological innovations include an online simulation of the fugitive slave experience and historical maps using GIS. He has contributed extensively to curriculum development for African-American history in primary and secondary schools and leads workshops on teaching American history. Rael's recent work analyzes board games as cultural ephemera that shape historical understanding, particularly regarding slavery and exploitation. Scientific awards include fellowships from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, and Gilder Lehrman Center, among others. His teaching resources, including online writing guides, have supported students for over 15 years.

• African-American History
• Civil War Era
• History of Slavery and Emancipation
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Andrew Walker is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of North Carolina. His research centers on Atlantic World history, particularly slavery, emancipation, and nation-building in Haiti and the Greater Caribbean. He previously held postdoctoral fellowships at the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and Wesleyan University. Walker teaches courses on Caribbean history, modern Latin American history, and Latin American studies. Education: B.A. in History and French Studies from Duke University Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan His current book project, Haitian Santo Domingo: From Emancipation to Separation , examines how Hispaniola transitioned from unified Haitian rule to divided nations (Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The work highlights the paradoxical legacy of antislavery in shaping modern racial narratives. His publications analyze legal systems, revolutionary movements, and transnational dynamics in 19th-century Caribbean and Latin American contexts. Dr. Walker’s research bridges historiography, archival analysis, and political culture, focusing on underexplored records from Santo Domingo to challenge traditional narratives about regional independence and racial inequality. Narrative on advising and grants: No specific grants or advisees are listed in the provided text. His contributions are primarily through research and teaching. Labs/Teams: None explicitly mentioned in the text.

• Atlantic World History
• Slavery and Emancipation
• Nation-Building
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Glenn 'Boomer' Trujillo is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Louisville. His research applies ancient Greek philosophy to contemporary ethical problems, with focus areas in Cynic philosophy, virtue ethics, playfulness, and theories of friendship. He works to diversify philosophy curricula and connect underserved students with academic support resources. Research explores the virtue of playfulness as essential to human flourishing, Cynic critiques of wealth and social norms, Aristotelian friendship ethics, and philosophical examinations of race. Recent work includes the book The Virtue of Playfulness: Why Happy People Are Playful (Routledge, 2024). Publications address Cynic philosophy's relevance to modern justice issues, including critiques of slavery and class inequity, alongside analyses of medical ethics and AI aesthetics. His interdisciplinary approach bridges ancient philosophy and pressing contemporary concerns.

• Ancient Greek Philosophy
• Virtue Ethics
• Cynicism
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Angela F. Murphy is a Professor in the Department of History at Texas State University, where she focuses on mid-19th century U.S. and Atlantic World social reform movements. Her work emphasizes antislavery activism, Irish diaspora experiences, and sectional politics. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Houston and degrees from Texas A&M University. Education: Ph.D. - University of Houston M.A. - Texas A&M University B.A. (English) - Texas A&M University Her research explores intersections between Irish nationalism and American abolitionism, resistance to the Fugitive Slave Law, and postbellum social dynamics. Key topics include: Indenture and slavery systems in the Atlantic World Irish-American attitudes toward slavery Abolitionist memory and symbolism Sectional conflicts leading to the Civil War Recent publications analyze Irish opposition to Caribbean emigration schemes, Wendell Phillips' engagement with Native Americans, and the transatlantic dimensions of freedom movements. She has taught courses ranging from early American history to specialized seminars on slavery and public memory. Dr. Murphy's work bridges transnational perspectives with local activism, emphasizing how marginalized groups shaped political and social landscapes.

• Slavery Studies
• Atlantic World History
• 19th Century U.S. History
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Randolph Scully is an Associate Professor in the Department of History and Art History at George Mason University. He specializes in social and cultural history of early America with focus on religion, race, and gender dynamics. His education includes a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania (2002) and a B.A. from Williams College. Research interests center on colonial and revolutionary America, Southern history, and Virginia's social transformations. Current project "The Household Politics of Antislavery in the Early American South" examines Revolutionary-era antislavery movements. Awards include the 2009 Frank S. and Elizabeth D. Brewer Prize and fellowships from Pew Program in Religion and American History and McNeil Center for Early American Studies. Supervised six doctoral dissertations spanning Salem witch trials, Barbadian Quakers, enslaved midwives, bound labor in Virginia, smallpox inoculation, and British maritime landscapes. Teaches undergraduate and graduate courses including Colonial America, Revolutionary America, and Slavery studies.

• U.S. History
• Colonial America
• Revolutionary America
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Dr. Susan Zaeske is Professor of Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with additional appointments as Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities and Interim Director of the Division of the Arts. Her scholarship examines intersections of rhetoric, gender, and political identity in historical contexts. Education includes a PhD in Rhetorical Studies from UW-Madison (1997). She teaches courses in rhetorical criticism, public address, and gender studies. Research focuses on: Historical feminist rhetoric Political petitioning movements Presidential discourse analysis Rhetoric of social reform Narrative strategies in activism Honors include the National Communication Association's Winans-Wichelns Award and multiple Golden Anniversary Monograph Awards. Her book 'Signatures of Citizenship' received critical acclaim for its analysis of women's antislavery petitions. Administratively, Dr. Zaeske leads campus-wide arts initiatives and humanities research programs.

• Rhetorical History
• Gender Studies
• Political Culture
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