The National Park Service’s Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellows have recently earned humanities PhDs from universities across the United States. They are stationed in parks and programs across the National Park Service to develop new research on the multiple and complex stories that make up our nation’s history.
Learn more about our Fellows below.
Meet Our Fellows
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2024-2026Dr. Erin AoyamaHigh Plains Drifter: Public Memory on the High Plains
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2024-2026Dr. Shanleigh CorralloRevolutionizing the Narratives at Schuyler’s Estate, Saratoga
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2024-2026Dr. Melissa M. Benbow FlowersThe Lives of Domestic Workers at Glenmont, Thomas and Mina Edison’s Home
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2024-2026Dr. Sophia FordWest of the American Revolution: Placemaking, Belonging, and Identity in the Intermountain Region
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2024-2026Dr. Tayzhaun GloverBlack Red Coats on the Chesapeake Bay: Freedom Seeking Soldiers from Tangier to Trinidad
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2024-2026Dr. Meagan HardenTribal Maritime Heritage and Cultural Tourism in Washington State
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2024-2026Dr. Stephen HausmannExploring Impacts of Destination Tourism on Indigenous Artistic Expression
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2024-2026Dr. Caitlyn JonesIncluding All Women in the Sequel: The History and Legacy of the National Woman’s Party
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2024-2026Dr. Andrew KleinAfrican Americans in Pacific Maritime History
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2024-2026Dr. Varpu LotvonenDena’ina Traditional Foodways and their Legacies in Qizhjeh Vena (Lake Clark), Alaska
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2024-2026Dr. Ben PokrossExamining the Intersections of Indigenous Collections, Context, and Contemporary Art
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2024-2026Dr. Francena F.L. TurnerBlack Land Use and Migration in the Lowcountry, 1865-1965
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2024-2026Dr. Joshua WachutaNegotiating the Law of the Land: US-Indigenous Treaty-Making at Prairie Du Chien, 1825-1830
Last updated: April 18, 2025