2022-23 in the IHC Public Humanities Graduate Fellows Program

Fellows Use their Skills

Fellows complete their Practicum by partnering with nonprofit and community organizations.

Heath Pennington, Communications Fellow internship with Direct Relief – READ THE INTERVIEW

MariaCarolina Sintura, “SietePolas El Podcast” series project with Sillón Estudios – WATCH THE PRESENTATION

Lauren Smyth, Program and services assessment project with Arizona Students Recycling Used Technology (AZ StRUT) – READ THE INTERVIEW

Morgane Thonnart, Research and communications project with European Middle East Project – READ THE INTERVIEW

Shannon Toribio, Filipino Oral History Project internship with the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation – READ THE INTERVIEW

Kenzie Wade, Marketing Fellow internship with the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County – READ THE INTERVIEW

Alumni Spotlight

In September 2022, Unita Ahdifard began a graduate internship at the Getty Museum, alongside the Kanner postdoctoral fellowship in British studies at the UCLA Clark library.

In Fall 2022, Alesha Claveria began a position as Assistant Professor in the Department of American Indian Studies at California State University, Northridge.

After graduating in 2022, Olga Faccani joined UCSB’s Instructional Development as a TA Development Program Manager, supporting Teaching Assistants and faculty with their pedagogy and collaborating with other campus professionals to create DEIJ resources and trainings.

In July 2022, Kirsten Jaqua started as a teacher at Veritas Preparatory Academy, where she teaches spoken Latin and Ancient Greek.

In August 2022, David McIntosh began as Assistant Professor of History and Anthropology at Southeast New Mexico College.