Student Spotlight
Jesslyn Zakes
American Studies major Jesslyn Zakes (BA ’20) traveled to the Phil Ochs archive at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma in March 2020, with support from Columbian College and the Department of American Studies.
Becky Beaulieu
Becky Beaulieu is a graduate of GW's American Studies department. She is currently the Director of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut.
Samantha Citarella
Photo Credit: (c) 2019 AE Fletcher Photography
This week we are featuring Sam Citarella, MA '18 in our weekly alumni spotlight!
Brooke Schlesinger
Brooke Schlesinger is a graduate of GW's American Studies Department. She has gone on to work at TEDx and currently is employed at Ad Council.
Kyle Riismandel
Kyle Riismandel is a 2010 graduate of GW's American Studies PhD program and is a cultural historian of cities, suburbs, media, and technology in recent American history.American Studies in action: Torrey Sanders
American Studies alum Torrey Sanders (BA ’17) has been putting her American Studies degree into practice, leading an effort to protect, preserve and promote the histories of Black Charlestonians. Read more about her work below!
Mackenzie Roberts
Mackenzie Roberts is a graduate of GW's American Studies department. She now works an Assistant Public Defender at the Alexandria Public Defender's Office.
Chelsea Halling-Nye
Chelsea Halling-Nye is an M.A. graduate of GW's American Studies department.
Brydie O'Connor
Brydie O'Connor is a graduate of GW's American Studies Department.
Zaynab Quadri
Zaynab Quadri is a PhD student in the American Studies Department. She received her B.A. in History with honors from Northwestern University in 2015, where she was also a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow.
