Biography
Jessie Swigger received her Ph.D. in American Studies from the University of Texas
at Austin in 2008. Dr. Swigger is now an Associate Professor in the History Department
at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµand she is also Director of Public History. Dr. Swigger's book, History is
Bunk: Assembling the Past at Henry Ford's Greenfield Village (2015) won the Henry
Ford Heritage Association Book Award and received an Honorable Mention for the 2016
National Council on Public History Book Award. Dr. Swigger has also received an award
from the North Carolina Museums Council. She is currently working on a history of
the first four children's museums in the United States.
Teaching Interests
American History, Public History, and Urban History