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Adam Bierstedt: M.A. in Viking and Medieval Norse Studies from the University of Iceland; Twitch and YouTube streamer.
Adrienne Brown: Research Assistant at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society at LMU Munich.
Alex Eaton: Tri-County Technical College.
Alexander Berner: City historian, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Andrea Davis: Assistant Professor of History, Arkansas State University.
Andrea Lorenz: Researcher, Social Media History project, University of Hamburg, Germany.
Anna Meneghini: Mediator and Brand Ambassador, The Human Safety Net in Venice, Italy.
Astrid Soetewey: Program Coordinator Leadership in Culture, University of Antwerp in Belgium.
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Barrett (Jackson) Fudge: Post Graduate Research Fellow, BIED Society.
Bram de Ridder (@bramderidder89): Founder of the Corvus Historical Consultancy in Belgium and researcher in applied history at KU Leuven.
Brian Martin: Owner and principal consultant, Perspective + Planning + Performance.
Brian Wolly: Digital Editorial Director at Smithsonian Magazine.
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Carolyn Edy: Associate Professor of History, Appalachian State University.
Casey Donahue: Edwin Beinecke Jr. Scholar, Masters in History and Foreign Service at Georgetown University.
Casey Wooster (@cawoost): Collections assistant at the Governor’s House Library, St. Augustine, Florida.
Charlotte Lerg (@CharlotteLerg): Historian at the Amerika-Institut at LMU Munich, author of University Diplomacy: Science and Prestige in Transatlantic Relations 1890–1920.
Cindy Olnick: Owner, Cindy Olnick Communications and host of the Save As: NextGen Heritage Conservation podcast.
Cintia Velazquez-Marroni: Museum researcher and consultant, Mexico City.
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Dan-Alexandru Savoaia: PhD candidate at Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi in Iasi, Romania.
Daniel Morris: PhD candidate at Liberty University and high school teacher in Southampton County, VA.
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Elia Corazza: Professor at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Milan; orchestra conductor, composer & musicologist.
Elizabeth Meads: Collections Archivist, Alabama Department of Archives and History.
Ellen Chapman: Cultural Resources Specialist, Cultural Heritage Partners.
Elspeth Brown: Associate Vice President of Research, University of Toronto Mississauga.
Emily Joan Elliott: Associate Director for Research and Publications, H-NET.
Eric Morse: Marketing and Sales Manager, American Association for State and Local History.
Ernesto Capello: Professor of History and Latin American Studies, Macalester College.
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Frederic Clavert: Assistant Professor, Center for Contemporary and Digital History, University of Luxembourg.
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Gavin Beinart-Smollen: PhD candidate at New York University.
George Chandler: Data scientist.
Glenn Hampson: Founder & Executive Director, Science Communication Institute.
Gregory Parker: Manager, Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies at the University of Michigan.
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Hannah Rude: K-12 Social Studies & World and Native Languages Specialist, Arizona Department of Education.
HannaLore Hein: Idaho State Historian, Idaho State Historical Society.
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Ishita Pai Raikar: Research Assistant, A.I. & Society, North Carolina State University.
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Jason Steinhauer (@JasonSteinhauer): Global Fellow at The Wilson Center, author of History, Disrupted: How Social Media & the World Wide Web Have Changed the Past.
Jan-Christian Wilkening: Research Assistant, Kiel University in Germany.
Jennifer Ortiz: Director, Utah Division of State History.
Jessica Pearson (@PearsonJessL): Associate Professor of History at Macalester College, scholar of decolonization, France and global health.
Jimena Perry: Faculty Member, Department of History, Iona University.
Jo Hedwig Teeuwisse: Fake History Hunter.
Joëlla van Donkersgoed: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Luxembourg.
Johanna Porr Yaun: Orange County (NY) College historian and instructor of Historic Preservation, SUNY Westchester.
Julie Wells: Emeritus Professor of History, Rhodes University in South Africa.
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K. Kennedy Whiters: Owner and principal of Kennedy Whiters + Associates, LLC; Advocate for Equity in Historic Preservation.
Kacie Lucchini Butcher: Public History Project Director, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Karla Escobar: Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory.
Kate Doak Keszler: Social Media Manager for Made By Us.
Kathleen Sykes: Writer, content marketer, social media strategist and newsletter writer at Utah Today’s Deseret News.
Kevin Richardson: Senior Fellow, Halt the Harm Network, independent consultant and climate advocate.
Kim Fortney: Deputy Director, National History Day.
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Lauren Rever: PhD candidate at Heidelberg University in Germany.
Leah Renzi: Coordinator of Social Studies at Maryland State Department of Education.
Lena Tambs: Egyptologist, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Helsinki in Finland.
Leonie Werle: PhD Candidate at Freie Universität in Berlin, Germany.
Lindsay Alissa King (@lindsayaking): Nonprofit development and digital engagement professional.
Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff (@lempika7): Writer, communications consultant, scholar of sports and international diplomacy.
LK Bertram: Associate Professor of History, University of Toronto.
Lorella Viola: Research Associate at the Centre for Contemporary and Digital History at the University of Luxembourg.
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Manail Anis: Lecturer at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Marcus Schafer: ResearchAassistant at the MPI for Human Development and guide at the Tempelhof-Schoeneberg Museums, Germany.
Margaret Furr: Literacy Tutor at The Literacy Lab.
Marla Miller: Distinguished Professor of History, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Martha Owen: Heritage Collection Manager, Nappanee Public Library, and host of the Evie’s History Bytes podcast.
Megan Ockerman: Assistant Director of the Olympia Tumwater Foundation.
Mia Berg: Research Assistant, “SocialMediaHistory” project, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.
Michael Stamm: Professor of political and cultural history at Michigan State University.
Michele Lacriola: PhD in Contemporary History, Tour Guide of Rome.
Michelle Walker: Education Manager, Rhode Island Historical Society.
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Nathan Lachenmyer: Co-founder at Sitara Systems.
Nobuko Miyairi: Scholarly Communications Consultant, Tokyo, Japan.
Noraleen Young: Staff Archivist at Kappa Alpha Theta Headquarters, Indiana.
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Owen Rees (@reeshistory): Lecturer in Ancient History and founder of Bad Ancient, fact-checking claims about the ancient world.
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Pamela E. Mack: Associate Professor of History of Science and History of Technology, Clemson University.
Paul Maguire: Lecturer, University of Ottawa.
Pimm Fox: Reporter, Bloomberg LP.
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Rebekah Dobrasko: Section Director, Cultural Resource Management, Environmental Affairs Division at Texas Department of Transportation.
Rich Payne: Executive Editor – History at Little Dot Studios.
Ronen Steinberg: Associate Professor of History, Michigan State University.
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Sadiya Akasha: Co-Founder & Director of Product Development at Sitara Systems.
Sam Katz: Documentary filmmaker, History Making Productions.
Sarah Fritz: Writer, musician, and public musicologist specializing in the composer Clara Wieck-Schumann.
Sebastien Kleitman: History major, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine.
Scott Abbott: Assistant Director, Delaware Center for Civics Education, University of Delaware.
Stephanie Fuglaar Statz: Senior Historian at History Associates Inc. and public historian.
Stephen Sorensen (@CtruthToday): Educator, content creator, history communicator and publisher of Ctruth blog.
Steven Minniear: Author and historian, Dublin, California.
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Terrance Rucker: Historical Publications Specialist in the Office of the Historian at the United States House of Representatives.
Thomas Kehrt-Reese: Graduate Associate, Technical University of Munich Think Tank in Munich, Germany.
Tom Seaver: High school history teacher and host of the Biased History Podcast.
Torri Yates-Orr (@TorriYatesOrr): Emmy-Nominated Host/Producer. History Communicator on Instagram and YouTube.
Troy Reeves: Head, Oral History Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries.
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Valorie Clark: Writer and host of the Unruly Figures newsletter and podcast.
Victoria Clark: Digital Librarian and musicologist, Le Répertoire international de la presse musicale.
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Whitney J. Peterson: Program Manager, CyArk.
Will Mari: Assistant Professor in Media Law, Louisiana State University.
William P. Tatum III: Historian, Dutchess County, New York.
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