Department of History

Patrick Kellam received both his B.A. and M.A. in History from Appalachian State University. He is a third year Ph.D. student in American history at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. His research interests include American political history, American political culture, and Southern history, particularly the roles of race, gender, and class in the region’s culture and politics. His dissertation will analyze the continuities and evolutions of North Carolina political culture between 1920 and 1950. He and his wife, Amelia, live in Boone with their two four-legged fur children.

“I study history because I love figuring out the answers to difficult questions and learning about people and the things they have done. I teach history because I enjoy sharing what I find while also learning from my students at the same time.”