Molly Scheid
Molly Scheid
PhD Student
Hi I’m Molly, I am from Livermore, CA which is 45 minutes outside San Francisco. I did my undergraduate studies in Sociology and Anthropology, and completed my MA in Liberal Arts and Sciences, both at San Diego State University. In my MA program, I looked at CIA involvement in Latin America, specifically in Guatemala (1954) and Chile (1973). As a first year PhD student at George Washington University, I am broadly interested in how corporate power and US militarism, since the 1970s, has influenced democracy domestically and abroad. Since graduating from my MA in 2022, I have been substitute teaching (K-12), teaching English abroad (Guatemala and Spain), and practicing my Spanish!
Why American Studies and why GW?
While my background is not in American studies, I knew I wanted to pursue a PhD in American studies because of its interdisciplinary lens and incredible faculty.
Where is your favorite place in the world?
The beach volleyball courts in San Diego, California or San Sebastian, Spain.
What are you currently reading?
The House of Spirits by Isabel Allende.
Where did you go for undergrad and what did you study?
At San Diego State University where I did my BA in anthropology and sociology, and my MA in Liberal Arts & Sciences.