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Rebecca S. Wingo is an Associate Professor of History and Director of Public History at the University of Cincinnati. A scholar of Indigenous and American West history, her research focuses on federal housing policy, digital repatriation, and community-engaged historical practices.
- B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (History, American Indian Studies, 2005)
- M.A., Montana State University (Native American Studies, 2009)
- Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln (History, 2015)
Her work integrates digital humanities with public history, emphasizing ethical collaborations with Indigenous communities like the Crow Reservation and Wyandotte Nation. She co-edited the award-winning Digital Community Engagement (2020) and authored Homesteading the Plains (2017).
Recent research includes analyzing the Crow Reservation's housing policies through her manuscript Framed: Housing and Photography on the Crow Reservation (2025) and digital projects like the Wyandot Virtual Removal Trail. Her publications span topics from dime novels to pandemic archiving, reflecting interdisciplinary interests in visual history, labor studies, and cultural heritage.
- 2021: National Council on Public History Book Award
Grants include funding from UC's URC Faculty Scholars Program, Ohio Humanities Council, and America 250-Ohio Commission for projects on Indigenous commemoration. She has advised numerous students and co-edited volumes on digital ethics and public history pedagogy.
