Alexandra Garrett, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of History

My teaching and research philosophies are guided by my belief that historians of early America can use our knowledge of the past to help build a more equitable United States. Both interests work in tandem: my research into the complicated factors that structured America’s past socioeconomic and gender relations enables me to more clearly teach my students how people then, and now, can create change for the better over time. After learning about the historical roots of familiar aspects of their everyday lives, students can then confidently challenge accepted truths, think about the world in new ways, and put their skills to use to change that world.