I've got an M.A. in U.S. history with a concentration in historic preservation from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. in early American history from the College of William and Mary. My career started in the museum field--working as an assistant to the director of a small house museum which we set up, and then in a variety of positions at Colonial Williamsburg (mainly curatorial) while I worked on my Ph.D. at W&M. I've got a special interest in material culture which is especially important in doing good history exhibits, and I try to stay current in the field (although I teach public history now) by working volunteer at the Arkansas Territorial Restoration, a small restored area in downtown Little Rock. I'm on the list to hear what people have to say and answer questions when I can.

Research interests include: early American, women, the south, artisans, and material culture.

Teaching interests include: U.S. Survey to 1877, U.S. Survey from 1877; U.S. Social and Intellectual; U.S. Women; Material Culture I & II; History Museum Interpretation; History Museum Management; Exhibits in the History Museum.

I belong to the American Association of Museums, the Southern Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, the Southern Association of Women Historians, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Johanna Miller Lewis
Assistant Professor,
Assistant Coordinator of the Public History program Dept. of History, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, (501) 569-3216
JMLEWIS@ualr.edu

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