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The Center for Public History draws on the rich faculty resources of the Department of History, the University of Houston, and the wider Houston community to offer our students unique classroom, research, and outreach opportunities. These faculty members have expertise in the fields of energy, environmental, legal, policy and urban history and a wide variety of public history experiences.

 

 nbyoung.jpgNancy Beck Young
Director, Center for Public History
Public History Advisor, Center for Public History
Professor of History
(713) 743-3085
nyoung@central.uh.edu


 harwell-d.jpgDebbie Z. Harwell
Editor, Houston History magazine
Instructional Assistant Professor of History,
Department of History
(713)743-9220
dzharwel@central.uh.edu

 

 neumann_image.jpgKristina Neumann
Producer, Public Historians at Work podcast
Associate Professor of History, Department of History
(713) 743-0480
kmneuma2@central.uh.edu

  



Center for Public History, Founding Directors 

Martin Melosi

Martin Melosi
Founding Director, Center for Public History
Distinguished University Professor of History
(713) 743-3090
mmelosi@uh.edu

 

Joseph Pratt

Joseph Pratt
Director Emeritus, Houston History Project
Coordinator, Energy Management and Policy Group (EMAP)
Cullen Chair of History and Business
(713) 743-3088
joepratt@uh.edu

 

Staff

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Wes Jackson
Program Director, Center for Public History
(713)743-1283 
wtjacks2@central.uh.edu

 

 

 

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Daniel Killian
Research Assistant, Center for Public History
cphmedia@central.uh.edu

 

 

 

Center for Public History Affiliates 

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Peggy Lindner, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Computer Information Systems
Director of Technology, Sharing Stories from 1977
Email: 

 

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Elizabeth Rodwell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Digital Media
Director of UX, Sharing Stories from 1977
Phone 713-743-3046
Email:
erodwell@Central.UH.EDU