Lisa Tolbert

Professor

History

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Email Address: lctolber@uncg.edu

Education

PhD. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
M.A. University of Delaware
B.A. Vanderbilt University

Courses Taught

Undergraduate:

  • HIS 208: Topics in Modern World History: The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy
  • HIS 211: American History to 1865
  • HIS 213: American History Topics: Technology in American History
  • HIS 326: Using Photographs as Historical Evidence
  • HIS 327: American Cultural history
  • HIS 430: Historical Methods for Social Studies
  • HIS 440 Principles and Practices of Teaching History
  • HIS 411A/511A: Research and Writing Seminar, Varied Topics including: Modernizing America, Runaway Slaves and Digital History, and Doing History in the Dining Room

Graduate:

  • HIS 512: Public History
  • HIS 546: American Cultural History, Selected Topics including: Social Landscapes of Food in History, Consumer Culture and Material Culture, Surveying the Field, and Thinking Visually about History
  • HIS 624: History of American Landscapes and Architecture
  • HIS 709: Introductory Research Seminar
  • HIS 714: Varieties of Teaching

RESEARCH

American Cultural History, Consumer History, and Architectural History.

MORE INFORMATION

Lisa Tolbert is the Recipient of UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2013.