Meet the Mellon Fellows: Dr. Laura Dominguez

Dr. Laura Dominguez

University of Southern California
PhD, History

Host Site: NPS Intermountain Region Park History Program with support from the NPS Intermountain Region Interpretation, Education, Youth & Volunteers Program and the NPS Intermountain Region Heritage Partnerships Program
Fellowship Title: New Perspectives in Transcontinental Railroad History Fellowship
Project Description: Dr. Dominguez will use the lens of the Transcontinental Railroad to explore themes of labor, western identity, and Indigenous sovereignty. The Fellow will document sites worthy of preservation, engage partners, and update park interpretation

Bio:

Laura Dominguez is a historian of California and the North American West. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Southern California and joins the New Perspectives in Transcontinental Railroad History Team as its postdoctoral fellow.

Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

This project was made possible through the National Park Service by a grant from the National Park Foundation through generous support from the Mellon Foundation. The Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellowship program is administered through a partnership between NPS, NPF, and American Conservation Experience.