I came back to the department to discover what else I could do with a degree in history and learned that we offer a certificate in 公共历史. My career goals are now focused on finding a job within 公共历史 like working in a museum.
希瑟·罗德里格斯
- 明矾
A dedicated historian, engaged citizen and world traveler, 希瑟·罗德里格斯 offers the purpose and passion that the department looks for. She joined the history program as an undergraduate student interested in teaching at the high school level. In 2019, Rodriguez graduated with her teaching certification but internship opportunities and guidance from faculty led her to pursue a career in 公共历史. Her focus shifted from the high school classroom to the museum space. Now a graduate student, Rodriguez has edited and published articles in the 德州手册 Women, an online project that strives to promote a more inclusive and comprehensive history of Texas.
A Conversation with Heather
Why did you choose to attend A&移动商务?
“My dad graduated from A&移动商务 in 2015 with his 大师 of 社会工作 and encouraged me to visit the school and see what I thought. He praised how the professors really made an effort to get to know their students and give them the best chance of success. Also, as someone who was interested in education at the time, I knew A&移动商务 had a strong program for teachers.”
What are your career goals and how does your degree program fit into your career goals?
“As a graduate student, I came back to the department to discover what else I could do with a degree in history. I learned that we offered a certificate and minor in 公共历史. My career goals are now focused on finding a job associated with 公共历史 like working in a museum curating artifacts, putting together exhibits or something along those lines. The 公共历史 program has given me real experience in different fields like oral history and digital humanities through the classes offered. Because the program also requires an internship, I can have my foot in the door with a museum or heritage park before I graduate!”
What professor or person on campus has positively influenced you? 怎么这么?
“The entire history department has been a positive influence throughout my undergraduate and now graduate degree. The professors that have had the most impact on me during my time at A&移动商务有. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky for believing in my abilities as a historian and giving me an opportunity to work on the 德州手册 Women, Dr. Mylykna Cardona for always having her door open to talk with any student who needs it, and Dr. Andrew Baker for being the type of professor/teacher I would hope to be. Both the professors and the students that make up the history department are the best!”
What research projects have you worked on? 你的角色是什么??
“Dr. Jessica Brannon-Wranosky offered me a job as a 研究生 Assistant of 研究 on her project, the 德州手册 Women. The project is a part of the online 德州手册, and some of my roles include editorial and fact-checking work for articles before they are published online, data management and authoring my own articles.”
教育al Background
- M.S.，历史，德克萨斯州&M University-商务, 2021
- B.S., 历史 with Teaching Certification, TAMUC, 2019
奖项及荣誉
- 总统’s List, 皇冠体育365赌博&M University-商务, 2019
- Dean’s List, TAMUC, 2016-2018
Student Organizations
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