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Matthew Booker is a Professor of History at North Carolina State University, specializing in environmental, agricultural, and food history. He previously served as Vice President for Scholarly Programs at the National Humanities Center (2020-2024). His research explores human-environment interactions in urban and coastal spaces, including projects on transpacific oyster migration and urban food production in the late 19th century.
Education: Ph.D. History (Stanford University, 2005), M.S. Environmental Studies (University of Oregon, 1997), B.A. Latin American History (University of California at Berkeley, 1991). Teaching focuses on U.S. environmental history, digital humanities, and interdisciplinary courses like 'Humans and the Environment.'
Research interests span global aquaculture, urban ecology, and public history. Notable projects include collaborations with the Rachel Carson Center, San Francisco Exploratorium, and the National Humanities Center. Recent work includes co-editing Food Fights: How the Past Matters to Contemporary Food Debates (2019) and a public science initiative on sourdough microbiology.
Awards include the Lonnie and Carol Poole Award for Excellence in Teaching (2009) and the University Faculty Scholar designation (2018). He advises graduate students across disciplines, emphasizing environmental policy, historical methods, and community engagement. Active in professional organizations such as the American Society for Environmental History and the Forest History Society.
Advising highlights include guiding over 25 graduate theses/dissertations on topics ranging from agricultural justice to climate adaptation. Collaborative efforts include landscape restoration projects in San Francisco Bay and historical analyses informing climate resilience strategies.
