Andrew Hurley

Andrew Hurley is a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL). His research focuses on urban history, environmental history, public history, and the development of 20th-century North American cities.

• PhD in History from Northwestern University (1988)
• Former Assistant Professor at Rhodes College (1988–1991)

His research explores themes like:

• Memorializing urban displacement
• Climate change impacts on urbanization
• Longitudinal data analysis of city development
• Digital humanities applications in public history

Publications highlight his work on industrial suburbs, postindustrial urban landscapes, and community-driven historical methodologies.