Graduate Research Assistantships

     Special Collections sponsors several graduate research assistantships. These positions traditionally are assigned to graduate students in the Public History program, but graduate students in the regular graduate history program also qualify. Graduate students with an interest in historical research in other disciplines also may be considered. Assignments include processing archival collections and staffing the public Reading Room, as well as assisting researchers from campus and from the public. Previous experience is welcome, but not necessary. For more information on how to qualify for a GRA position, see your academic adviser. To apply for a GRA, contact Suzanne Durham, Head of Special Collections, at sdurham@westga.edu or 678.839.5350.

GRA's in Special Collections - Spring 2013  

My name is Toni Alexander and I am from Chester, South Carolina. I graduated from North Greenville University and earned a BA in history with a social studies concentration. Currently, I am a candidate in the Master of History program. My areas of research include Women’s Studies and the Civil Rights Era. I am working in Special Collections processing materials of former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr. My interest in Special Collections comes from my love of conducting research and my interest in American politics.

My name is Jason Kennedy and I am from Green Bay, Wisconsin, by way of Douglasville, Georgia. I graduated from UWG in 2009 with a BA in history, and in 2010 received a teaching certificate for history (6-12).  I am currently a student in the Master of History program, a member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Phi Alpha Theta, and I expect to graduate in May 2013.  I am currently workingwith the Georgia's Political Heritage Program, digitizing recorded interviews of Georgia political figures. My interest in Special Collections comes from a desire to learn more about American politics. 

My name is Candice Larson and I am from Douglasville, Georgia. I graduated in 2012 from UWG, earning a B.A. in History with a Secondary Education concentration. Currently, I am completing my M.A. in History. I am working in Special Collections processing materials from Congressman Bob Barr's papers. My interest in Special Collections comes from my love of researching the past and I hope to use my experience within my future career.

    

My name is Jennifer Little. I first attended the University of West Georgia as an Advanced Academy student in 2005. I continued on to get my B.A. in History in 2010. I lived a semester in Finland during my undergraduate years, studying the history, culture and the Finnish/Russian relations of the Karelian region in Eastern Finland and over the Russian border. I'm currently studying for my Masters in Public History. I want to use my degree and experience to get a job in museum work.

 

Erika A. Pratte is a master’s student of the Psychology Department. Her concentrations are in integrative approaches to clinical psychology, as well as parapsychology. She received her B.A. in English from Penn State and plans to pursue a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, as well as a career as an author of fiction. She is processing the Bill Roll collection.