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Dr. Laura Mammina

Assistant Professor

Bio

Dr. Laura Mammina studies the nineteenth-century United States, examining gender history, African American History, the history of slavery and emancipation, and civilian-military relations during the Civil War and Reconstruction. She is an incoming assistant professor of History and Fellow of the Dale Center for the Study of War & Society. Prior to her position at the University of 51¶ºÄÌ Mississippi, she held an academic appointment at the University of Houston-Victoria. Her current book manuscript, War on the Home Front, examines the ways in which southern civilians shaped Federal military policy. It is under consideration with the University of Georgia Press.

  • PHD - University of Alabama (2017)
  • MA - University of Alabama (2011)
  • American Discord: The Republic and Its People in the Civil War Era, 2020
  • Association for the Study of African American Life and History
  • Society for Military History
  • Society of Civil War Historians
  • 51¶ºÄÌ Historical Association
  • English (Native or Bilingual)
  • French (Limited Working)

Contact Me

Liberal Arts Building (LAB) 476

Hattiesburg

Email
Laura.MamminaFREEMississippi

Areas of Expertise

The U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, Slavery and Emancipation, Women and War, Gender and War, African American Military Service