MICRO-BIO

• Katie Otis is the founding director of the History and American Studies Program at William Peace University, where she develops inter-disciplinary and immersive learning curriculum. Dr. Otis's professional interests include undergraduate pedagogy, o...More

  Katie Otis is the founding director of the History and American Studies Program at William Peace University, where she develops inter-disciplinary and immersive learning curriculum. Dr. Otis's professional interests include undergraduate pedagogy, oral history, the history of civil rights and social activism, women's history, and the history of the U.S. South. Her doctoral research explored the cultural history of mid-twentieth-century aging and retirement. Dr. Otis's most recent work includes a community engagement and oral history project with local men and women who are experiencing homelessness.

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EXPERIENCE

• William Peace University

  • Director, History and American Studies Program
  • History and American Studies
  • Present

EDUCATION

• History

  • MA and PhD
  • 1996 to 2008

  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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