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Dr. Evelyn Reed

Assistant Professor of History

Research Interests

My research focuses on 19th-century transatlantic intellectual history, with a particular interest in the exchange of ideas between American and German thinkers. I explore how concepts of democracy and nationalism were shaped and contested in this period.

Education

Ph.D. in History

Ivy League University

2014 - 2020

Dissertation: "Republic of Mind: The German-American Idea Exchange, 1820-1880"

Advisor: Prof. John Atherton

B.A. in History, summa cum laude

State College

2010 - 2014

Publications

"The German Model: American Liberals and the Bismarckian State"

Evelyn Reed (2022). Journal of Transatlantic Studies.[Link]

"Failed Revolutions: The Echoes of 1848 in American Abolitionism"

Evelyn Reed (2021). Civil War History.[Link]

Presentations

""Transatlantic Crossings: The Flow of Ideas in the 19th Century""

Annual Conference of the Organization of American Historians, Chicago, IL. April 2023.

Experience

Assistant Professor, University of Redwood

2020 - Present

  • Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on American and European history.

Grants, Fellowships, and Awards

Franklin Dissertation Fellowship, Society for Historians, 2019

Professional Service

Peer Reviewer, American Historical Association, 2021 - Present

Technical Skills

19th-Century US History, German Intellectual History, Transnational History, History of Political Thought

Languages

English (Native)

German (Reading proficiency)

Professional Affiliations

  • American Historical Association
  • Organization of American Historians

References available upon request.