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Holly M Karibo serves as Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of History at Oklahoma State University, where she shapes both undergraduate curriculum and graduate program administration while maintaining an active research agenda.
Her educational foundation includes:
- Ph.D. from the University of Toronto
Professor Karibo's scholarship critically explores transnational urban spaces through the lens of vice economies, labor systems, and sexual regulation. Her work demonstrates how border regions function as laboratories for state power, where policing of gambling, sex work, and drug trade intersected with citizenship struggles and racial formation. The Detroit-Windsor case study in 'Sin City North' reveals how Cold War anxieties fueled cross-border surveillance, while her current Fort Worth project exposes the carceral logic embedded in federal addiction treatment programs. This research trajectory positions her at the forefront of critical border studies and the history of punishment.
Her scholarly impact is recognized through:
- Coral Horton Tullis Memorial Prize for Best Book on Texas History (2025)
- John H. Jenkins Research Fellowship in Texas History (2023)
In her role as Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Karibo mentors emerging historians through rigorous archival training and theoretical development, emphasizing transnational methodologies and ethical engagement with marginalized communities. Her leadership ensures the department maintains strong funding support for graduate research while fostering interdisciplinary connections across social history, gender studies, and criminology.
