Erena Nakashima

Erena Nakashima is a Ph.D. candidate specializing in 20th-century US history and public history, focusing on the intersection of race, memory, and public space. Her dissertation examines the evolution of Black public history during the late twentieth century, examining the sustained efforts of Black Americans to collect, preserve, interpret, and highlight their historical experiences within public institutions.

B.A.: Chuo University Tokyo, Japan, 2018 (History)

M.A.: Georgetown University Washington, D.C., 2020 (MA in Global, International, and Comparative History Program (MAGIC))

2021 -2022 Graduate Assistant in Public History, Center for the City & Department of History, University of Cincinnati

2020 -2021 Teaching Assistant, Department of History , University of Cincinnati

2022 -2023 Teaching Assistant, Department of History , University of Cincinnati

Paper Presentations

Erena Nakashima (04-01-2022. ) “Finding Oil Under Your Front Porch”: The Art of the First Americans Exhibit at Cincinnati Art Museum in 1976 .Florida International University. Conference. Level:National

Erena Nakashima (03-22-2024. ) Save Mount Moriah Church: Building A State African American Museum in Annapolis, Maryland, 1972 - 1984 .Temple University. Conference. Level:National

Symposium

Anne Delano Steinert, Kaya Burgin, Erena Nakashima, (10-06-2023. ) Lessons Learned: Challenges in Building Partnership between the University of Cincinnati and our African-American Neighbors .Columbus, Ohio. Conference. Level:State

2021 Taft Graduate Summer Fellowship Award Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Grant

2021 Roger Daniels Graduate Summer Research Fellowship Status:Recipient Level:Department Type:Grant

2021 Herbert Shapiro Scholarship in African American History Status:Recipient Level:Department

2022 Graduate Enrichment Award Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Grant

2023 Graduate Summer Fellowship Award "Avondale Digital Archive 2.0" Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Grant

2019 Humanities Ambassador Fellowship With Graduate Certificate in the Engaged Public Humanities. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Georgetown University Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Non-Monetary

08-2023 -05-2024 Graduate Competitive Dissertation Fellowship Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Fellowship

2023 Rose Research and Travel Fellowship From Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University Status:Recipient Level:University Type:Fellowship

Academic - Department of History
Arts & Sciences Hall
Cincinnati   Ohio, 45221-0373
nakashea@mail.uc.edu