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Biography

Born and raised in the Atlanta area, Dr. Manget earned his B.S. in History from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was also a placekicker on the football team. Upon graduation in 2003, he worked as a reporter for the <i>Cherokee Scout</i> newspaper, before getting a job teaching history at Murphy High School. He also coached varsity soccer for 5 years before returning to school to pursue a graduate degree. He earned his MA in history at Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ in 2012 and his PhD at the University of Georgia in 2017. He received teaching appointments at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Dalton State College, and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics before returning to his alma mater. His first book, <i>Ginseng Diggers: A History of Root and Herb Gathering in Appalachia, </i>published in 2022, won the Weatherford Award from the Appalachian Studies Association, and the James B. Duke Award for Excellence in Botanical Literature from the American Botanical Society. He and his wife, Natalie, have three boys, and they enjoy playing music, hiking, backpacking, paddling, and exploring the outdoors of western North Carolina and beyond.

Education

• Ph D, University of Georgia
• MA, Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ
• BS, Georgia Institute Technology-Main Campus

Teaching Interests

Dr. Manget teaches courses in American history, environmental history, Appalachian history, and social studies teaching methods.

Research Interests

Dr. Manget's research interests revolve around the diverse ways in which human communities, especially those in southern Appalachia, have interacted with nature and how those interactions have been mediated by class, gender, and race. One of his current research projects explores the transformation of the American commons during the capitalist transformation. The other examines the cooperative movement in Appalachia from the 1920s through the 1940s.