Registration
Ferguson Building 1st Floor

9:00-9:30 am

 

The registration desk is located in room 102 on the first floor.

Refreshments, snacks, a book sale table, and the University of Mississippi graduate program will be located in this room.

Opening remarks are set at 9:15am in room 102 as well.

Sessions will begin promptly.

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Session 1:

Liberal Arts North Building, Room 378

9:30-10:45

 

The Evolution of Science

Dr. Lydia Towns, Stephen F. Austin State University, Presiding

 

Angel Peralta

Stephen F. Austin State University

“Charting the Martian Future: The Consequential Legacy of NASA’s Post-Apollo Planning”

 

Alexis Brasher

Texas A&M University

“The Relationship Between Medical Practice and Slavery in the United States”

 

Madeline Wheeler

Stephen F. Austin State University

“The Cassini Map of France”

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Session 2:

Liberal Arts North Building, Room 375

9:30-10:45

The Personal Impacts of War

Dr. Stephen Taaffe, Stephen F. Austin State University, Presiding

 

Lucas Dahl

Stephen F. Austin State University

“Ethnicity and Oppression in Wartime: German Americans and the First World War”

 

Hannah Lau

Stephen F. Austin State University

"A Glimpse Into the Inferno: British and German Soldiers' Testimonies on the Front Lines in World War 1”

 

Spencer Carey

East Texas Baptist University

“A Local Homefront Effort During WW2: How the Women of Harrison County, Texas Rapidly Responded to the United States’ Declaration of War”

 

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Session 3:

Liberal Arts North Building, Room 372

9:30-10:45

Economics and Labor

Dr. Perky Beisel, Stephen F. Austin State University, Presiding

 

Alex Chanaa

University of North Texas

“The Oakland General Strike of 1946: What Can Solidarity Do For You?”

 

Hunter Perry

University of North Texas

“An Exploration of Texans’ Opinions Regarding the 1901 Beaumont Oil Boom”

 

William Peterson

Stephen F. Austin State University

“Looking Back to the Past for the Present: How Two Founders’ Idea of Boy Scouts of America Influenced the Flagship Scout Camp”
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Session 4:

Liberal Arts North Building, Room 373

9:30-10:45

 

Women in Liberal Arts

Dr. Dana Cooper, Stephen F. Austin State University, Presiding

 

Reid Madison Spitler

Southern Methodist University

“A Lady and an Empiricist: A Philosophical Flirtation”

 

Melanie Caddel

Stephen F. Austin State University

“The Cum Concilio Club: The Role of Women in Local Historic Preservation”

 

Gracyn Stroman

East Texas Baptist University

“Westward Women: Satisfaction and Optimism on the Overland Trails.”

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— BREAK 10:45-11:00 —     
 

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Session 5:

Liberal Arts North Building, Room 378

11:00-12:15

Political Resistance and Military Action

Dr. Brook Poston, Stephen F. Austin State University, Presiding

 

Parker Boone

East Texas Baptist University

“Federal Power and State Sovereignty: Debates and Dynamics from the

Constitutional Convention of the Whiskey Rebellion”

 

Riley Glenn Mundt

Texas Southern University

“On the Definition of War as a Concept: Both in Meaning and Purpose”

 

Nicholas J. de M. Leite

Texas A&M University – College Station

“The 1964 Military Coup of Brazil: U.S. Involvement and Reaction”
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Session 6:

Liberal Arts North Building, Room 375

11:00-12:15

Marginalized Narratives

Dr. Daniel Degges, University of Texas at Arlington, Presiding

 

Derrick (Dee) Dupuy Jr

Texas Southern University

“The Chronic Effects of the Colonial Gender Binary on the Osira

in the Western Hemisphere, 1959-1973”

 

Rodrigo Quezada

Stephen F. Austin State University

“American Immigration During the Gilded Age”

 

Brett Barnard

University of North Texas

“Catholic Protection of Jews During the Shoah: Issues of Motivation and Minority”

 

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Session 7:

Liberal Arts North Building, Room 372

11:00-12:15

Women in the Medieval Era

Dr. Samuel Sutherland, Stephen F. Austin State University, Presiding

 

Abigail Cassity

Stephen F. Austin State University

“Women’s Agency in Relation to Asceticism”

 

Anastassia Haynes

University of North Texas

“The Plague Documents: A Case Study on the Role of Literacy

Demographics in Historical Scholarship in Late Medieval and Early Modern Britain”

 

Emma Triska

University of North Texas

“Buried Secrets, Unearthed Stories: A Historical Analysis of the Women Found

within the Oseberg Ship”
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LUNCH & AWARDS

12:30-2:00

 

Wyatt Room, First Floor, Ralph W. Steen Library

  

Please join us for a catered Italian lunch from Roma's Italian Kitchen. If you have not pre-purchased, you may buy lunch on-site at the registration desk. Limited quantities do apply.

 

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 Keynote Speaker

Dr. Perky Beisel, Stephen F. Austin State University

 

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Presentation of Awards

Dr. Lydia Towns, Eta Sigma Faculty Advisor

 

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Tour of the East Texas Research Center

2:00-3:30

 

ETRC, Second Floor, Ralph W. Steen Library

 

 

Everyone is invited to a tour of the East Texas Research Center led by University Archivist Christopher Cotton, SFA alumni and Phi Alpha Theta member.

 

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Farewell Remarks Upon the Completion of the Tour

Jordan Coleman, Eta Sigma President

 

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The Eta Sigma chapter of Phi Alpha Theta extends thanks to the following for their support in making this conference possible:

 

History Department Faculty – SFASU

 

Michelle Dorsett – History Department SFASU

 

The College of Liberal & Applied Arts – SFASU

 

The East Texas Historical Association

 

Fredonia Brewery – Nacogdoches, Texas

 

University Coffee – Nacogdoches, Texas

 

Roma's Italian Kitchen – Nacogdoches, Texas

 

The East Texas Research Center – SFASU

 

Ralph W. Steen Library – SFASU

 

The Custodial Staff – SFASU

 

 

A special thanks to the Paper Prize Committee:

Dr. Daniel Degges – University of Texas at Arlington

Dr. Mylynka Kilgore-Cardona – Texas A&M University at Commerce

Dr. Scott Sosebee – Stephen F. Austin State University