Jennifer L. Gross

Jennifer L. Gross is Professor of History in the Department of History at Jacksonville State University's College of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences, serving as Gender Studies Advisor since 2001 with current leadership of the Women's History Month committee.

Her educational credentials include:

• B.A. in History from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (1993)
• M.A. in History from University of Richmond (1995)
• Ph.D. in History from University of Georgia (2001) with Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies (1998)

Dr. Gross specializes in American Civil War and Reconstruction with deep focus on women's experiences, particularly Confederate widows in the postwar South. Her current monograph Rising from the Ashes: Confederate widows and the Post-Civil War South (under contract with Louisiana State University Press) extends decades of scholarship examining gender dynamics during national crisis.

Her publication trajectory demonstrates sustained engagement with Southern literary history and women's roles, exemplified by the 2013 chapter analyzing Augusta Jane Evans' Civil War narratives within Alabama's historical context.

Professional recognition includes:

• JSU Research Grants for scholarly work
• JSU Research Sabbatical award

As an educator, Dr. Gross teaches online American History surveys alongside specialized graduate/undergraduate courses in Civil War, Reconstruction, and Women's History. She actively serves the discipline through textbook consulting, historical documentary contributions, newspaper articles, and book reviewing for the Journal of Southern History, while mentoring students through the Gender Studies program.