Kathleen DuVal

Kathleen DuVal is a Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with additional affiliations in American Indian and Indigenous Studies, American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and the Research Laboratories of Archaeology. She holds a BA from Stanford University (1992) and a PhD from the University of California, Davis (2001). Her research focuses on early America, particularly interactions among Native American, European, and African communities, emphasizing borderlands, colonial diplomacy, and Indigenous sovereignty.

Her notable works include Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution (2015) and the forthcoming Native Nations: A Millennium in North America (2024). She has received prestigious awards such as the Guggenheim Fellowship and the Society of the Cincinnati History Prize. DuVal actively contributes to public history through media appearances, podcasts, and educational initiatives. Her teaching spans early American history, Native North America, and U.S. history to 1865.

• Grants and Fellowships: Includes Bowman and Gordon Gray Distinguished Term Professorship, National Humanities Center Fellowship, and Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship.
• Service: Served on editorial boards for journals like Journal of the Early Republic and Arkansas Historical Quarterly, and advisory roles for projects like the American Revolution Documentary.
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with interdisciplinary groups on digital history projects and Indigenous sovereignty initiatives.