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Victoria Cain is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Northeastern University within the College of Social Sciences and Humanities. Her research focuses on the intersection of education, media, technology, and visual culture in 20th-century American history.
- PhD in History, Columbia University
Her work examines how screen media shaped modern education (as explored in her 2021 book Schools and Screens: A Watchful History) and the evolution of science museums. Current research investigates adolescent privacy in the long 20th century through the Revealing Practices project.
Recent publications span educational media evolution, museum pedagogy, and visual technologies in teaching. Awards include the History of Education Society Outstanding Book Award (2015), Spencer Foundation grants, and fellowships from the Mellon Foundation and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She teaches courses on historical methods, history of information, and photographic culture.
- Stanton Foundation Course Development Grant (2020-2021)
- Mellon/Shoah Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2007-2009)
- National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship (2008-2009)
As a core member of Northeastern's History Department, she contributes to graduate programs in World History and Public History while collaborating with affiliated humanities centers.
