Our People

More than 80 devoted full-time and part-time staff, trustees, and members of our advisory groups contribute their time and talents to fulfilling our mission, making the DC History Center an inspiring place to connect, empower, and inspire. Our people are passionate, dedicated, and always looking toward the future.

Staff Board of Trustees Community Council Latino/a/x Advisory Group University Advisory Group
Paula Austin
(2022-present)
Assistant Professor of History and African American and Black Diaspora Studies, Boston University
Areas of Expertise: African American history, the history of race and racism, visual culture, urban, education, and women’s history, the history of social science, and the history of childhood.
Jacqueline Carmichael
(2022-present)
ASID, CKD, NCIDQ
Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Interior Design Howard University
Areas of Expertise: Chronic displacement, affordability, and housing historiography within the District of Columbia through design, and the defining of African American aesthetics in residential interiors.
Michael K. Fauntroy
(2022-present)
Associate Professor of Policy and Government George Mason University
Areas of Expertise: African American political behavior, political parties, social policy, the presidency, U.S. politics and legal studies, and voting rights policy.
Tikia K. Hamilton
(2022-present)
Assistant Professor of History Loyola University Chicago
Areas of Expertise: African American history, 20th century U.S. history, African American/U.S. women’s history, the history of education, and urban history.
Amanda Huron
(2022-present)
Associate Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences University of the District of Columbia
Areas of Expertise: Affordable housing, the urban commons, and the historic and contemporary geography of Washington, DC.
Chris Klemek
(2022-present)
Associate Professor of History George Washington University
Areas of Expertise: Modern Europe, 20th century United States, public policy, urban studies, and Washington, DC history, culture, and politics.
Kate Masur
(2022-present)
Professor of History Northwestern University
Areas of Expertise: Race, politics, and law in 19th century United States.
Nancy Mirabal
(2023-present)
Associate Professor University of Maryland
Areas of Expertise: African American/African Diaspora, Latinx Studies
George Derek Musgrove
(2022-present)
Associate Professor of History University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Area of Expertise: Post WWII United States history with an emphasis on African American politics.
Ana Ndumu
(2023-present)
Assistant Professor University of Maryland
Areas of Expertise: Immigrant information Justice
Tamika Nunley
(2022-present)
Associate Professor of History Cornell University
Areas of Expertise: History of slavery, African American women’s and gender history, the early Republic, and the American Civil War.
Adrienne Petty
(2022-present)
Associate Professor of History William & Mary
Areas of Expertise: 19th century African American history, and DC history and culture.
Ashley Robertson Preston
(2022-present)
Assistant Professor Howard University
Areas of Expertise: Activism of Black women during the early 20th century, particularly the work of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.
Malgorzata Rymsza-Pawlowska
(2022-present)
Associate Professor of History American University
Areas of Expertise: Cultural history of 19th and 20th century U.S.
Patrick Scallen
(2022-2024)
Adjunct Professor, American University
Area of Expertise: Salvadoran DC
Stephen West
(2023-present)
Assistant Professor, Catholic University of America
Areas of Expertise: American Civil War, Reconstruction

The DC History Center’s University Advisory Group is composed of academic historians who teach DC history locally and nationwide. The group facilitates information-sharing not only about the most recent and compelling research in the field, but also about DC History Center resources such as its collections, publications, and opportunities for students. This exchange creates exciting pathways for translating academic scholarship to a broad community audience, as well as encourage emerging scholars of DC history. The University Advisory Group reviews submissions for the Totman Fellowship.