Archives: Staff Members

Kedron Thomas, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Delaware. She is a cultural anthropologist with expertise in textiles, clothing, and fashion, especially… Read More

Keerthi Potluri specializes in urban studies and social and political thought. Her research focuses on the construction of cities, memorials, and public space, mostly in North America, and she has… Read More

Carla Guerrón Montero is an applied cultural anthropologist with studies in the United States and Latin America, specializing in the anthropology of tourism, the anthropology of food, the African diaspora,… Read More

Nina Owczarek is Assistant Professor in Art Conservation at the University of Delaware (UD) and a graduate of the Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Before joining the… Read More

Alison M. Parker is the Richards Professor of American History at the University of Delaware. She double majored in art history and history at the University of California, Berkeley and… Read More

Lowell Duckert received his B.A. from Western Washington University (2004), his M.A. from Arizona State University (2007), and his Ph.D. from The George Washington University (2012). He specializes in early… Read More

Mary Bowden specializes in British literature of the long nineteenth century, focusing particularly on environmental topics. Her current book project, “Plant Plots: Plant Science and British Narrative, 1800-1910” explores how… Read More

Rebecca L. Davis is a professor of history and holds a joint appointment in the department of women and gender studies. She specializes in U.S. history since the Civil War,… Read More

Professor Jessica L. Horton is a scholar of modern and contemporary art, specializing in Native American politics, globalization, and environmental justice. Her courses span global contemporary, American, and Indigenous topics,… Read More

Laura Helton is a historian who writes about collections and how they shape our world. She teaches graduate and undergraduate classes in African American literature, book history, archival studies, and… Read More