Natalie J. Ring

Natalie J. Ring is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Texas at Dallas, affiliated with the Harry W. Bass Jr. School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology. Her research focuses on American history with specialization in the Jim Crow South, criminal justice systems, and regional identity formation. She has held administrative roles including Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies for Arts & Humanities (2016–2018).

• Education: Ph.D. in History from UC San Diego (2003), dual B.A. in American Studies and Music from Amherst College (1990)

Her work examines historical narratives of segregation, penal practices, and the intersection of regional and national policy. Notable publications include analyses of C. Vann Woodward's intellectual contributions and systemic injustices in the post-Reconstruction South. Dr. Ring's scholarship bridges historiography with contemporary debates on race and governance.

Her advising and grants activities remain unspecified in available records, though her academic service includes roles in undergraduate curriculum development and institutional governance.