Mia Michael
Boston College, Department of History Stokes Hall S330­B
140 Commonwealth Ave., Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
mia.michael@bc.edu
EDUCATION___________________________________________________________
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Boston College
Ph.D. Student, History, August 2015­Present U.S. Immigration, Urbanization, Social History Faculty Advisor: Dr. Kevin Kenny Marquette University
M.A., History, 2013­2015 Early America, U.S. Immigration
Faculty Advisors: Dr. Alison Efford & Dr. Kristen Foster Pierre Laclede Honors College, University of Missouri­ St. Louis
B.A., History, Magna Cum Laude, 2011­2013 Faculty Advisors: Dr. Fred Fausz & Dr. Rob Wilson National University of Ireland, Galway Study Abroad, Summer 2012
Irish History, Irish Literature & Film Southwestern Illinois College A.A., History, 2008­2011 Faculty Advisor: Mr. Patrick McGarrity FELLOWSHIPS, AWARDS, & HONORS _______________________________________
Irish Studies Fellowship, Boston College, 2015­2020
Prucha­Theoharis Outstanding Graduate Student Award, Marquette University, 2015
Smurfit­Stone Professorship in Irish Studies Scholarship Recipient, University of Missouri­St. Louis, April 2012 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Recipient, University of Missouri­St. Louis, August 2011 Community College President’s Transfer Scholarship Recipient, Southwestern Illinois College, May 2011 Commencement Speaker, Class of 2011, Southwestern Illinois College, May 2011 TEACHING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE_______________________________________
Teaching Assistant, Marquette University
Dr. Kristen Foster, Introduction to American History, Spring 2015
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Dr. Timothy G. McMahon, Growth of Western Civilization, Fall 2014
Research Assistant, Boston College
Dr. Kevin Kenny, 2015­2016
Research Assistant, Marquette University Dr. Kristen Foster, Spring 2014 Dr. Alison Efford, Fall 2013 Dr. Lezlie Knox, Fall 2013 Student Tutor, Success Center, Southwestern Illinois College
Mr. Patrick McGarrity, U.S. History, Irish History, 2010­2011
PRESENTATIONS______________________________________________________
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“Journey to America: A Comparison of Child and Adult Immigrant Perceptions and Experiences,” History Graduate Student Conference, Loyola University Chicago, November 2014
“Flight to Freedom: Soviet Jewish Émigrés’ Visions of their American Future and Impressions of American Culture,” History of the Future Graduate Conference, Washington University, October 2014
“Black Lung Disease: A Deadly Denial,” Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Missouri­ St. Louis, April 2012
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