Elizabeth Johnson

562-666-6127
Elizabet.johnson4@smail.astate.edu
Education
M.A.
B.A.

Arkansas State University

Expected Graduation: Summer 2016
Public History Emphasis

California State University, Long Beach

History, Minor in Anthropology, Graduated May 2014, cum laude

Public History Experience

Historic Preservation Field School, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro

2015

Oral History Volunteer, Hoxie 21 60th Anniversary, Hoxie, Arkansas

2015

Exhibit Assistant, Jack Robinson Exhibit, New Orleans, Louisiana

2015

Student Intern, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro

2015

Research Team Lead, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro

2014

Assisted in researching and writing National Register of Historic Places

nominations for two sites in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Gained experience in the
photography regulations for NRHP nominations.

Assisted in conducting interviews with individuals who served as teachers

and students during the 1955 integration of the Hoxie Public School. Aided
interviewees in understanding consent forms and received signatures of
consent. Observed interviews and developed additional questions to ask
participants. Historian: Dr. Edward Salo, Arkansas State University.
Assisted with the restoration and installation of the Jack Robinson
permanent exhibit at the Sheraton Hotel, Canal Street, New Orleans,
Louisiana. Historian and curator: Dr. Sarah Wilkerson Freeman.

Participated in the continuing research of the Rohwer Japanese American

Internment Camp in McGehee, Arkansas. Scanned and digitized historical
records. Researched venues in the west for future exhibit sites. Historian and
advisor: Dr. Sarah Wilkerson Freeman.

Controlled and managed the organization and preparation of the National

Register of Historic Places Nomination for the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home in
Dyess, Arkansas as part of a graduate-level historic preservation course.
Served as the communication link between professor and group members,
edited and reviewed the final nomination of this New Deal-era house in the
historic Dyess Colony of Mississippi County, Arkansas. Historian and project
advisor: Dr. Edward Salo.

Public History Projects

Johnny Cash Boyhood Home, Dyess, Arkansas. National Register of Historic Places
Nomination. Co-author. 2014.

Temple Israel, Jonesboro, Arkansas. National Register of Historic Places Nomination. Coauthor. 2015.
Temple Israel Cemetery, Jonesboro, Arkansas. National Register of Historic Places
Nomination. Co-author. 2015.

Sachs Family Cemetery, Jonesboro, Arkansas. National Register of Historic Places

Determination of Eligibility. Author. 2015.

Temple Israel, Blytheville, Arkansas. National Register of Historic Places Determination of

Eligibility. Author. 2015.

Teaching Experience

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor

Spring 2016
World Civilizations since 1600 online, Arkansas State University, 45 students. Dr.
Alexander Sydorenko, supervisor.

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor

Fall 2015
U.S. since 1876 lecture course, Arkansas State University, 37 students. Dr. Sarah
Wilkerson Freeman, supervisor.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor
Summer 2015
World Civilizations since 1600 online, Arkansas State University, 17 students. Dr.
Auqin Hu, supervisor.
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Instructor
Spring 2015
World Civilizations since 1600 online, Arkansas State University, 37 students. Dr.
Alexander Sydorenko, supervisor.
Publications

Review of Becoming a Historian: An Introduction to the Professional World of History, by

James M. Banner, Past Tense Journal. Submitted for consideration.
Awards and Honors

Janna Lambert Scholarship, Arkansas State University

Oscar Fendler Arkansas History Research Grant, Arkansas State University
Graduate Assistantship, Arkansas State University
Out of State Tuition Scholarship, Arkansas State University
Professional Associations

Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society

Southern Historical Association
National Council of Public History

2016
2015 2016
2014 2016
2014 2016

Arkansas Historical Association

Service

Secretary, Phi Alpha Theta Eta Chi Chapter, Arkansas State University
2015-2016
Graduate Assistant, Department of History Social Media, Arkansas State University
2014