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Kristin Anderson-Bricker is Professor of History at Loras College, where she has taught since 1997 following completion of her Syracuse University doctorate. She maintains an active role with the Loras College Center for Dubuque History (CDH), integrating local history into curriculum and leading collaborative undergraduate research initiatives.
Her educational background includes a B.A. from Aquinas College (1990), M.A. (1992), and Ph.D. (1997) in United States social and cultural history from Syracuse University. Her dissertation examined community dynamics within Congress of Racial Equality chapters to analyze social movement sustainability.
Research focuses on race relations, social movements, and women's history through Dubuque, Iowa's lens. Current projects include the 1918 influenza epidemic study, Sisters of Mercy's public health contributions, and early 20th-century suffrage movements. She emphasizes community-engaged scholarship and public history methodology, making historical resources accessible through CDH partnerships.
Professor Anderson-Bricker mentors undergraduate archival interns on CDH projects including Father Wilkie Research Seminar Collection indexing, Hoffman-Schneider Funeral Records digitization, and women's history resource identification. While no specific scientific awards are documented in source materials, her work demonstrates sustained commitment to local historical preservation and student research development.
