Jennifer Murray
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- Bio
Jennifer M. Murray is a doctoral candidate in American History, currently writing her dissertation, "Far Above Our Poor Power To Add or Detract": The History of the Gettysburg Battlefield 1863-2009, under the direction of Dr. Kenneth Noe.
After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in history and political science in May 2003 from Frostburg State University (MD) and a Master of Arts Degree in history from James Madison University (VA) in May 2005, Murray entered Auburn's doctoral program in August 2005. While at Auburn, Jennifer's major field of study was US history to 1865, while minor fields included U.S. history since 1865, military history, and Archival Studies.
Currently Murray is an adjunct professor in the history department at James Madison University. She teaches courses in early and modern US history.
Scholarly achievements include numerous publications, conference presentations, and awards. Her most recent publication is an article entitled "'Far Above Our Poor Power to Add or Detract': The National Park Service's Administration of the Gettysburg Battlefield, 1933-1938" in the March 2009 issue of Civil War History, the field's premier scholarly journal. Within the past year, Murray has presented her research at national conferences including the Bi-Annual Gettysburg National Military Park Seminar (April 2008) in which she presented "An So The Murderous Work Went On: Pickett's Charge and Other Civil War Frontal Assaults" and in April 2007 she organized a panel and presented a paper on the preservation of the Gettysburg Battlefield at the Society for Military History's Annual Conference (held in Maryland).
In addition to studying the Civil War in the academic setting, since June 2002 Jennifer has had the privilege of working for the National Park Service at the war's most famous and visited battlefield: Gettysburg National Military Park. She is responsible for over 24 interpretive programs and educates thousands of park visitors about the battle and the Civil War era.
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