Theses/Dissertations
Theses
For those graduate students in public history who choose the thesis track, the thesis allows them to research public history topics of particular interest to them. A thesis may be coordinated with a student鈥檚 other coursework and career goals. Students work closely with their advisers in developing the thesis. This is a list of selected theses from recent years.
- Leigh Cutler, 鈥淥n Common Ground: A History of the Community Gardening Movement in Twentieth-Century Houston鈥� (2006)
- Stephanie Fuglaar, 鈥淩ight of Way: Streetcars and the Changing Environment of the Streets of Houston, Texas鈥� (2007)
- Ramona Hopkins, 鈥淲as There a Southern Eugenics? A Comparative Case Study of Eugenics in Texas and Virginia, 1900-1940鈥� (2009)
- Jonathan Heath, 鈥淪trength in Numbers: Houston鈥檚 Gay Community and the AIDS Crisis, 1977-1989鈥� (2006)
- Daniel J. Kopfensteiner, Jr., 鈥淎 Political History of the Houston Fire Department from 1895-1978鈥� (2008)
- Sean Murphy, 鈥淰alero Energy Corporation: Capitalization, Merger and Acquisition鈥� (2005)
- Vicki Myers, 鈥淥ld Can Be New Again: Adaptive Reuse in the Historic Preservation of Downtown Houston鈥� (2009)
- Tiffany Schrieber, 鈥淕ot History? Why Litigation Works Better When Utilizing Expert Historian Witnesses鈥� (2010)
Dissertations
Given the scholarly interests and strengths of CPH faculty members, they have guided a number of PhD students to successful dissertations in energy, environmental, policy, or urban history. This is a list of selected dissertations from recent years.
- Bruce Beaubouef, "The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: U.S. Energy Security, Oil Politics, and Petroleum Reserves Policies in the Twentieth Century," 1997
- Elizabeth Blum, 鈥淧ink and Green: a Comparative Study of Black and White Women鈥檚 Environmental Activism in the Twentieth Century鈥� (2000)
- Christopher Castaneda, 鈥淩egulated Enterprise: Natural Gas Pipelines and the Competition for Northeastern Markets, 1938-1954鈥� (1990)
- Charles Closmann, 鈥淣ature Protection in Nazi Germany: the Search for National Identity in Nature鈥� (1997)
- William Kellar, "Make Haste Slowly: A History of School Desegregation in Houston, Texas鈥� (1994)
- David Raley, 鈥淥ut of Gas: Tenneco in the Era of Natural Gas Regulation, 1938-1975鈥� (2011)
- Jason Theriot, 鈥淐onstructing America鈥檚 Energy Corridor: the Oil & Gas Industry and the Louisiana Wetlands鈥� (2011)
- Robert Thompson, 鈥淪oil and Slaves: An Environmental History of Northeastern North Carolina, 1584-1860鈥� (2008)
- Terry Tomkins-Walsh, 鈥淎 Concrete River Had to be Wrong鈥�: Environmental Action on Houston鈥檚 Bayous, 1935-1980鈥� (2009)
- Kimberly Youngblood, 鈥淔ouling the Waters: an Environmental History of Galveston Bay鈥� (2010)