ABOUT

I’m Casey—a graduate student at the University of Central Florida (UCF). I completed my undergraduate degree in History with a Digital Humanities minor in 2017; I began my Masters on the Public History track in Fall 2021. Two of my favorite aspects of attending UCF are project-based learning and faculty support. These two combined helped me see the possibility of being a historian—a possibility I hadn’t considered realistic for myself before coming to UCF. In undergrad, I worked on multiple projects that gave me hands-on experience with bridging the gap between academic and public history. My experience and a shared goal with UCF have more clearly defined my career aspirations—making exciting history-based content that audiences want to engage with in a museum or other public history setting. For graduate school, I am excited to work with the UCF History Department to continue pursuing this goal while compiling a toolbox for a career in public history.