Alonna Carter-Donaldson

Alonna Carter-Donaldson is a Visiting Lecturer in the Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh's Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on African American women's and girls' history in Pittsburgh since the 1870s, historic preservation of marginalized communities' sites, and restorative justice through oral history. She holds degrees from Carlow University (B.A., 2008), Chatham University (M.A., 2013), and Duquesne University (M.A., 2023).

• B.A. Philosophy (minor in History), Carlow University, 2008
• M.A. Professional Writing, Chatham University, 2013
• M.A. Public History, Duquesne University, 2023

Her work explores intersections of race, disability, and social justice. Key projects include the Elsinore Bennu Think Tank (CETR Grant, 2023) and research on African Americans in Pittsburgh's Gilded Age (Burke Fellowship, 2021). She has published in Public Source and authored Strength: Recollections of Resilience (2023).

Her recent scholarship emphasizes marginalized groups' contributions to social justice, including presentations at the Pennsylvania Historical Association.

• Grants: CETR Racial Equity Grant (2023), Burke Family Research Fellowship (2021)