Dr. 安琪拉的 Receives Franklin Grant to Support Book 研究
作者:凯伦·罗兹
Associate Professor of 历史 Dr. 安琪拉的 has received a $5,000 American Philosophical Society Franklin Grant for her book project tentatively titled The 干龟岛s, A 历史 of American Resilience.
富兰克林拨款 are awarded for noncommercial research and are designed to assist with costs such as research travel, research material purchases, 实地考察费用, and/or applicable laboratory research.
Elder’s book project focuses on the 干龟岛s, a collection of islands 70 miles from Key West, upon which the United States built Fort Jefferson. “在这个地方, nineteenth-century debates over life, 自由, and happiness played out in a particularly dramatic fashion,” Elder explained in her grant application.
男人和女人, people free and enslaved, 白与黑, 士兵, 平民, 水手, wr34ecker, and even pirate collided here. They struggled to survive in an environment that was sometimes paradise but often hell. I hope this book will increase our understanding of American resilience, and what resilience means to Americans.”
Elder said she is thankful for the impact this grant will have on her project, sharing that it will help her focus on her work rather than worrying about research costs. “I deeply appreciate the American Philosophical Society’s support and am pleased that they see value in my research on the 干龟岛s,”她说。. “Some collections, like the 卡尔文·谢德论文, are available digitally, but many collections are not. With this grant, I am looking forward to discovering more stories.”
She also recognized two colleagues on campus, Associate Provost for 研究 and Engagement, Professor of Biology Neval Ertürk and Assistant Vice President of Advancement 服务s Rebecca Parrish, for their encouragement and support throughout the grant writing process.
“Dr. Ertürk’s support through the 大学交流 Humanities Grant I received last summer definitely made me more competitive for this award,她解释道. “I’m also thankful to Rebecca Parrish for putting this grant on my radar several years ago and helping me through the application process.”
“This grant was very competitive, and I was not successful the first time through. Revise and resubmit for the win!”
Dr. 安琪拉的
Elder encourages colleagues to be persistent in their efforts to gain support for their projects. “This grant was very competitive, and I was not successful the first time through. Revise and resubmit for the win!”
Elder holds a PhD in 历史 from the University of Georgia and served as a Virginia Center for Civil War Studies postdoctoral fellow at Virginia Tech. She teaches a variety of American 历史课程 在交谈, including her specialty in the Civil War and women’s history, and unique courses like “Duels, 疾病, and Disaster: Death in 19th Century America.” She has been honored by both her students and SCICU (South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities) for her excellence in teaching.