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Lawrence Culver is an Associate Professor of History at Utah State University, specializing in U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, American West, environmental history, and urban development. He earned his PhD from UCLA (2004), MA from Utah State (1997), and BA from University of Montevallo (1994). His research focuses on climate history, leisure landscapes, and the intersection of cultural and environmental narratives. Culver has held prestigious fellowships at the Rachel Carson Center (University of Munich) and the Huntington Library. His current book project, *Manifest Disaster: Climate and the Making of America*, explores historical climate perceptions and national expansion.
Research Interests
- Climate history and its cultural dimensions
- Urban environmental transformation in the American West
- Leisure and tourism in Southern California
- Borderland studies and transnational environmental discourse
Publications
Culver’s work includes The Frontier of Leisure: Southern California and the Shaping of Modern America (2010) and influential articles in Environmental History and the Oxford Handbook of Environmental History. His recent scholarship emphasizes climate history’s role in understanding modern environmental challenges.
Awards & Fellowships
- Rachel Carson Center Research Fellowship (Germany)
- Huntington Library Research Fellowship
Current Projects
His ongoing book project, *Manifest Disaster*, examines how climate shaped U.S. territorial expansion and environmental policies, blending historical analysis with contemporary climate discourse.
