Scholarly Advisory Committee
Scholarly Advisors
The Scholarly Advisory Committee’s work on the Wisconsin History Center Project provides expert council and guidance to develop evidence based history public exhibitions and experiences for future audiences. The committee is comprised of scholars from across the country with a range of backgrounds and expertise.
Dr. Melanie Adams
Interim Director, Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
Dr. Katherine “Katie” Benton-Cohen
Professor, Director of Doctoral Studies, Department of History, Georgetown University
Dr. John Hall
Ambrose-Hesseltine Associate Professor of U.S. Military History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Eric Hoyt
Kahl Family Professor of Media Production, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Cheryl Jimenez Frei
Assistant Professor of History, co-director of the Public History Program, and affiliated faculty in the Latin America and Latinx Studies Program at UW Eau Claire
Dr. Doug Kiel
Assistant Professor, Department of History, Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities, Northwestern University
Dr. Jon Lauck
Founding President of the Midwestern History Association, the associate editor and book review editor of the Middle West Review, and an adjunct professor of History and Political Science at the University of South Dakota
Dr. Jim Leary
Emeritus Professor of Folklore and Scandinavian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Cindy Ott
Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Delaware
Dr. Katrina “Katie” Phillips
Associate Professor of History, Macalester College
Dr. Robert Smith
Director of the Center for Urban Research, Teaching & Outreach and Harry G. John Associate Professor of History at Marquette University
Dr. Aharon Zorea
Director of Richland Heritage Project, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Platteville Richland