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Andy Horowitz is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Connecticut and serves as Connecticut State Historian. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale University (2014) and an M.S.L. from Yale Law School (2023). His work examines disasters through the lens of race, class, and environmental change, with a focus on New Orleans and Louisiana. Previously, he was Associate Professor at Tulane University, where he taught American history and co-edited Critical Disaster Studies. His landmark book Katrina: A History, 1915-2015 won the 2021 Bancroft Prize, analyzing systemic inequities behind Hurricane Katrina's devastation.
Education:
- Ph.D. in History, Yale University, 2014
- M.S.L., Yale Law School, 2023
- B.A., Yale University, 2003
Research Interests: Horowitz explores how disasters expose societal fault lines, linking environmental policy, urban development, and racial inequality. His work bridges academia and public history, advocating for communities to reclaim historical narratives. Recent projects include climate crisis histories and critical disaster theory.
Grants & Awards:
- 2021 Bancroft Prize
- Mellon Foundation New Directions Fellowship (2022-2023)
- Yale Prize Teaching Fellowship (2012-2014)
- C. Vann Woodward Prize for Best Southern History Dissertation (2015)
Public Engagement: Horowitz advises Connecticut’s Historic Preservation Council and CT Humanities. His op-eds in The Atlantic, New York Times, and Washington Post connect historical analysis to contemporary crises like climate migration and pandemic governance.
