In addition to being a PhD student, Lily is also is currently the Editorial and Content Manager at Confluence. Lily researches the intersection of settler-colonialism and public history/heritage/mythmaking in the 19th century/20th century Pacific Northwest.

Research Interests

• North American West
• Public History

Public History Projects

•  My Name is LaMoosh, by Linda Meanus, project manager/collaborator. Published by Oregon State University Press and Confluence, May 2023.
• Vancouver Holocaust Education Center, student researcher, 2021.
• Oregon Historical Society, volunteer fact-checker and proofreader for the Oregon Historical Quarterly and the exhibit “Beers, Barley, and Brew,” 2018.
• “Restricted PDX: An Exploration of Restrictive Covenants & Residential Segregation,” Student Researcher, Spring 2018.
• Beyond Footnotes Podcast, PSU History Department, Co-Host, May 2017- June 2018.

Selected Conferences and Presentations

‘No one knows where these people came from.’ Dispossession Through Settler Colonial Anthropology in Canada, 1860-1940,” Canadian Historical Association Conference, Toronto, Ontario, May 30, 2023.

“John McLoughlin, Dragon Slayer,” in the Down the Rabbit-hole of Uncomfortable Settler Histories panel with Sarah Fox and Neil Christensen. Pacific Northwest History Conference. September 2022. Kennewick, WA.

“Voices of the River: The Confluence Story Gathering Interview Collection.” Oregon Historical Quarterly 119, no. 4 (2018)

“Invisible Walls: Mapping Residential Segregation In Portland.” Katrine Barber, Lily Hart, Curtis Jewell, Madelyn Miller, and Greta Smith. Oregon Historical Quarterly 119, no. 3 (2018)

• Affiliated Fellowship, University of British Columbia (2021-22)
• The Global Undergraduate Awards, Highly Commended for two papers (2018)
• Outstanding Service to the History Department, Portland State University (2018)
• Urban Honors College Laurels Scholarship, Portland State University (2018)

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