Dissertation: “Sanitizing History: Environmental Cleanup and Historic Preservation in U.S. West Mining Communities”
Working book title: Dirty, Dark, and Dangerous: Environmental Cleanup and Historic Preservation in US West Mining Communities
Dr. Nichelle Frank is an Assistant Professor of U.S. History at Utah State University Eastern, studying the effects of the U.S. environmental and historic preservation movements on cultural landscapes in intermountain mining towns from the nineteenth century to the present. Her courses include survey U.S. history courses, women and gender in U.S. history, Utah history, historical methods, and public history. Dr. Frank's academic research and teaching emphasize the application of historical knowledge to current affairs. In this vein, she has worked with organizations such as the National Council on Public History, HistoriCorps, the Public Lands History Center, University of Colorado's Center for the American West, and the Smithsonian Museum's Main Street Program. Born and bred in Colorado, Dr. Frank also enjoys any opportunity to explore the history of the U.S. West, whether in the historical records or out hiking the landscapes.