Research
2021 - 2023
Kayla's research interests include 20th century American social movements, work and labor, scientific and environmental history, and the space where cultural memory interacts with politics.
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She is conducting ongoing research about American social history and historic preservation techniques.
Completed Projects
Spring 2022
HIST 6710
Retelling Our Story: Why Civic Engagement in Public Archaeology is Necessary
Spring 2022
HIST 6105
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Martyrs for the Cause:
Joe Hill, Ella May Wiggins, and the Influence of Music on the Early Labor Movement
Spring 2022
HIST 6020
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Take This Job and Shove It: The War Between Labor and Capital in Southern Appalachia
Fall 2021
HIST 6510
Come Hell or High Water: An Environmental History of Flooding in Murfreesboro and Rutherford County
Fall 2022
HIST 6225
The Meaning of Work in the Twenty-First Century Oral History Project
Spring 2023
HIST 6520
Cumberland Homesteads Tower Museum Heritage Development Plan
Summer 2023
HIST 6993
Current Issues in Public History Practice: New York City Field Study