Alumni Stories

Alumni of the Heritage Studies & Public History (HSPH) graduate degree apply the skills gained from hands-on courses and internship experiences in the program to become preservationists, educators, cultural liaisons, historians, project directors, and more at museums and organizations across the country. Learn more about our alumni, what drew them to the program, and how HSPH has since shaped their professional journeys.

Alumni Profile: Tyler McDaniel (M. HSPH '20)

Learn how the program prepared McDaniel for his position as an Environmental Justice Program Coordinator at CEDIK.

Alumni Profile: Tianna Odegard (M. HSPH '20)

Learn why Odegard chose the program and how it prepared her for her Juris Doctor Candidate at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.

Alumni Profile: Laura Meier (M. HSPH '21)

Learn why Meier chose the program and how it prepared her for her position as a Tribal Records Specialist at Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community.

Alumni Profile: Ellie Heaton (M. HSPH '20)

Learn why Heaton chose the program and how it prepared her for her position as a NAGPRA Assistant at University of California, Davis.

Alumni Profile: Natalie Heneghan (M. HSPH '21)

Learn why Heneghan chose the program and how it prepared her for her position as an Education Manager at Places Reimagined.

Alumni Profile: Kacie Lucchini Butcher (M. HSPH '19)

Learn why Lucchini Butcher chose the program and how it prepared her for her position as a Public History Project Director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Alumni Profile: Kaytlyn Lundstrom (M. HSPH '21)

Learn why Lundstrom chose the program and how it prepared her for her position as an executive assistant for the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council.

Alumni Profile: Jacob Noble (M. HSPH '21)

Learn why Noble chose the program and how it prepared him for his position as a project historian at Wapsi Valley Archaeology.

Alumni Profile: Keyah Adams (M. HSPH '21)

Learn why Adams chose the program and how it prepared her for her position as an Archaeologist at Stantec.