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Caroline Grego serves as Assistant Professor of History in the Department of History within Queens University of Charlotte's College of Arts & Sciences. A historian of and from South Carolina, she teaches courses on the American South, U.S. history, climate crisis, and Atlantic World history while mentoring senior thesis projects.
Her research operates at the critical intersection of labor history, race and racism studies, and environmental history, with particular focus on the American South. Dr. Grego examines how historical events like natural disasters shaped systemic racial oppression, notably through her analysis of the 1893 Sea Island Storm's role in Jim Crow formation. Her work combines deep archival research with contemporary relevance to climate justice issues.
Dr. Grego's publications reveal consistent scholarly productivity with emphasis on Southern historical trauma and resilience. Her award-winning 2022 monograph established foundational work on disaster-driven segregation, while subsequent articles explore rice cultivation technology, hurricane politics, and Black political activism during Reconstruction. The research demonstrates methodological range across environmental history, cultural studies, and political analysis.
- 2021 Rachel Hines Prize (College of Charleston)
- 2020 Fishel-Calhoun Article Prize
Supported by a Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Dr. Grego actively contributes to Queens University's General Education program and maintains robust scholarly engagement through conference presentations at the Southern Historical Association and American Society for Environmental History, along with podcast appearances discussing her research.
