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Scott Nesbit serves as an Associate Professor of Digital Humanities in the College of Environment and Design at the University of Georgia, where his work bridges computational methods and humanistic inquiry focused on the American South's historical geography. His research examines spatial dynamics of slavery, emancipation, and Civil War-era transformations through digital mapping frameworks.
His academic foundation includes:
- PhD in History, University of Virginia (2013)
Nesbit's scholarly contributions center on Digital History, U.S. 19th & 20th Century studies, the U.S. South, War and Diplomacy, Public History, and Race and Slavery. He pioneered the Visualizing Emancipation project that synthesized military records and runaway slave advertisements to spatially reconstruct slavery's collapse during the Civil War, demonstrating innovative digital historiography.
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Previously, Nesbit directed digital scholarship initiatives as Associate Director of the University of Richmond's Digital Scholarship Lab (2009-2014), establishing expertise in spatial humanities before joining UGA's faculty where he continues developing digital methodologies for historical analysis within the College of Environment and Design.
