Annelise Heinz

Annelise Heinz is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Oregon's College of Arts and Sciences. She specializes in modern U.S. history with a focus on gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality intersections. Her groundbreaking work on mahjong's transnational journey earned the Pacific Coast Branch Book Award and Oregon Book Award finalist recognition.

Research & Teaching: Dr. Heinz explores lesbian feminist community-building through her upcoming book Collective: How Lesbian Feminists Reimagined Society and digital public history projects mapping 1970s-90s LGBTQ networks. She teaches courses on women's history, queer history, consumerism, and ethnic studies.

Key Publications: Her research appears in The American Historical Review and Frontiers, analyzing mahjong's role in mid-20th century domestic leisure and 1920s cultural politics. She co-leads collaborative digital projects with student researchers.

Awards & Recognition:

• Pacific Coast Branch Book Award (winner)
• Oregon Book Award finalist
• Huntington Library's Shapiro Book Award finalist

Media Impact: Her work has been featured by National Public Radio, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, and South China Morning Post. She earned her doctorate at Stanford University and previously taught at the University of Texas at Dallas.