Andrew Robichaud

Andrew Robichaud is an Associate Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies at Boston University's Department of History. He specializes in 19th-century American history, focusing on intersections of environmental, urban, and animal history. His research explores how animal life, ice trade, and urbanization shaped social and cultural landscapes.

Education:

• B.A., Brandeis University
• M.A. and Ph.D. in History, Stanford University

Research Interests: Robichaud examines the role of animals in urban development, the economic and cultural significance of ice trade, and the environmental history of Boston. His work bridges social, cultural, and ecological dimensions of 19th-century America.

Publications: His book Animal City: The Domestication of America (Harvard, 2019) won the 2015 Michael Katz Award for best urban history dissertation. His ongoing project On Ice: America’s Nineteenth-Century Ice Age and the Making of Modern Life explores ice's role in shaping modern life through environmental and economic lenses.

Awards:

• 2015 Michael Katz Award (Urban History Association)

Professional Activities: Involved in digital and spatial history projects at Stanford’s Center for Spatial and Textual Analysis and Spatial History Project.