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Dr. Heather Marie Stur is a Professor of History at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) and a Senior Fellow at the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society. She has authored and co-edited influential books on military history, gender, and international relations, with a focus on the Vietnam War and post-1945 U.S. history.
- Education
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison (2008)
- M.A., Marquette University (2003)
- B.A., Marquette University (1998)
Her research bridges diplomatic history, Cold War studies, and gender analysis, reflecting in publications such as Saigon at War: South Vietnam and the Global Sixties (2020) and Beyond Combat: Women and Gender in the Vietnam War Era (2011). She is currently working on a book about the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division and the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
Dr. Stur has contributed op-eds to major outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post, and her academic work appears in journals such as Diplomatic History. She has held a visiting professorship at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Scientific Awards
- Fulbright Scholar (2013-14)
At USM, Dr. Stur leads graduate seminars on historiography, theory, methods, and women in war, alongside undergraduate courses in world civilizations, U.S. history, and interdisciplinary topics like the history of sports and music migrations. She is proficient in Vietnamese, Spanish, and Russian.
