Debra K Burgess , PHD

I am an historian and educator trained in U.S. history and Early Modern European history. I am particularly interested in social history related to orphaned and abandoned children, the Progressive Era in U.S. history, and the changing body politic.

PhD: University of Cicninnati Cincinnati, OH, 2020 (History - U.S. History (immigration, urban) History - Early Modern European)

Master of Arts: University of Cicninnati Cincinnati, OH, 2014 (History)

Bachelor of Arts: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2012 (History)

I consider myself a social historian interested in the stories of those who contribute to the fabric of American life without rising to the level of recognition found in the "great man" histories of the past. For deeply personal reasons, I am interested in how society has chosen to deal with the issues of orphaned and abandoned children throughout the course of human history. In addition, as a child of the mid-twentieth century, I have witnessed quite a bit of history being made. I believe my life experience has given me the benefit of hindsight and some well-informed foresight into how society will react to changes on the horizon. The names may change, but the personalities of people who find themselves in challenging situations seem to fall into historically predictable patterns.

2024 - Assistant Professor/Educator, Teaching in-person and online courses in U.S. History (I and II) and European History (I and II), University of Cincinnati , Batavia, OH

2021 -2024 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Teaching in-person and online courses in U.S. History (I and II) and European History I and II), University of Cincinnati, Batavia, OH

2021 -2021 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Teaching in-person courses in Historical Perspectives with a focus on urban Cincinnati, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

2021 -2021 Grader, Grader for AP US History Exams, ETS, Princeton, NJ

2020 -2020 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Teaching in-person course on U.S. Women's History and online course in European History II, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2019 -2019 Instructor, Teaching online course in European History II and in-person course in American Social Change in the Progressive Era: Rumrunners and Reformers, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2016 -2017 Graduate Assistant, History in the City Initiative, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2016 -2016 Graduate Research Assistant, For Associate Prof. Sigrun Haude, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

2014 -2015 Graduate Assistant/Manuscript Collections Assistant, Cincinnati Museum Center/Ohio Valley History Journal, Cincinnati, OH

2012 -2014 Graduate Teaching Assistant, For Prof. Mark Raider, PhD For Assoc. Prof. Sigrun Haude, PhD, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Peer Reviewed Publications

Burgess, Debra K. (2015. ) "Collections Essay: The Richard Fosdick Papers" .Ohio Velley History, , 15 (1 ) ,77 -78-81

Burgess, Debra K. (2016. ) "Collections Essay: The Blinn Family Papers" .Ohio Velley History, , 16 (1 ) ,67 -68-73

Colloquium

Burgess, Debra K. (2017). "Moved by the Gospel: Frank and Sadie Herschede and the Orphans of St. Aloysius" . 9th Annual History Graduate Student Association Colloquium, Vanderbilt University. Other Institution. Level:National

Bu (2016). "Moved by the Gospel: Frank and Sadie Herschede and the Orphans of St. Aloysius" . 13th Annual Queen City Colloquium, University of Cincinnati. UC. Level:Regional

Burgess, Debra K. (2014). "Too Late for Silence: Annie Nathan Meyer and the Righteous Rhetoric of Liberal Activism" . 11th Annual Queen City Colloquium, University of Cincinnati. UC. Level:Regional

Paper Presentations

Burgess, Debra K. (2018. ) "Closer Connections: The Response of Ethnic Religious Communities in the Age of Progressving Child-Saving Reforms, 1880-1930" .University of Cincinnati. UC. Level:University

Burgess, Debra K. (2018. ) "Closer Connections: The Response of Ethnic Religious Communities in the Age of Progressving Child-Saving Reforms, 1880-1930" .University of Cincinnati. UC. Level:University