Nicole Etcheson

Nicole Etcheson is the Alexander M Bracken Distinguished Professor of History at Ball State University's Department of History within the College of Sciences and Humanities. Her research and teaching focus on critical periods in American history, including the Sectional Crisis, Jacksonian Era, and the Civil War and Reconstruction.

• Awards:
  • Avery O. Craven Award (2012)
  • Best Nonfiction Book of Indiana (2012)
• Professional Memberships:
  • American Historical Association
  • Kansas State Historical Society
  • Organization of American Historians
  • Society for Historians of the Early American Republic
  • Southern Historical Association
  • Indiana Historical Society

With 14 years of teaching experience and 12 years organizing National History Day at local/state levels, she brings extensive academic leadership to her role. Her work has been recognized through frequent presentations at historical conferences.