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Department of History
Student Spotlights
The Department of History maintains a collection of spotlight interviews featuring current students and their research. As members of the Brown History Ph.D. Program, students find themselves immersed in a variety of work ranging from community-engaged projects to funding opportunities, and more!
Ola Morehead
In this spotlight, Ph.D. Candidate Ola Morehead shares two exciting updates about her research and upcoming travels.
Max Chervin Bridge
This spotlight, featured in History Matters: Volume 38 (Spring 2024), details Ph.D. Candidate Max Chervin Bridge's support in creating a new disability guide for the Choices Program at Brown University.
Phoebe Labat
Last spring, Ph.D. Candidate Phoebe Labat received a Fulbright Award for France 2023-2024. Since her arrival in October, she has been working on a dissertation around natural disasters in the French Atlantic world. In this spotlight, Phoebe offers an update on her research, travels, and what she's looking forward to for the remainder of her Fulbright experience.
Ebru Erginbas
In this spotlight, the Department of History caught up with Ph.D. Candidate Ebru Erginbas to learn more about her dissertation research in the U.S. and Europe and paper presentations on hydrotherapy.