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Dr. Katherine Unterman is an Associate Professor of History at Texas A&M University, serving as Director of Graduate Studies and leading the Law and Society Working Group at the Melbern G. Glasscock Center. She holds a PhD in History from Yale University and a Master’s in Legal Studies from Stanford Law School. Her research focuses on legal history, U.S. foreign relations, and the Gilded Age/Progressive Era, with a particular emphasis on how law shapes national and global power dynamics.
- Education:
- PhD in History, Yale University
- Master’s in Legal Studies, Stanford Law School
Her scholarship explores themes such as extradition law, territorial governance through the Insular Cases, and the legal targeting of anarchists in the early 20th century. Her book Uncle Sam’s Policemen: The Pursuit of Fugitives across Borders (Harvard University Press) examines how U.S. law extended national power internationally. Current projects include analyzing medical quarantine laws used against political dissidents.
Dr. Unterman has received prestigious fellowships from ACLS, NEH, and AHA. She advises the Texas A&M Undergraduate Journal of Law and Society and oversees the History Department’s Legal History Certificate program.
Her work bridges legal, diplomatic, and social history, contributing to journals like Law and History Review and Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era. She actively participates in interdisciplinary collaborations through her roles in academic governance and public history initiatives.
