Dr. Denise Holladay Damico

Education

• Ph.D., American History, Brandeis University (2008)
• M.A., American History, Brandeis University (2006)
• B.A., University of Colorado at Boulder (1999)

Biography

Denise Holladay Damico grew up in Texas and Colorado; every day she is grateful to be a history professor at Saint Francis University (Pennsylvania). Her teaching interests include U.S. History, environmental history, women's history, Native American history, and African American history. Her research interests also encompass borderlands history and pop culture. She is currently writing an open source textbook on U.S. History to 1877; draft version available at https://freehistory.space/u-s-history-to-1877/. Dr. Damico's website is available at: docholladay.net. She may be reached at ddamico@francis.edu. Read more in Dr. Thomas Woods’ lovely article about Dr. D. (https://www.francis.edu/News/2020/08/Faculty-Spotlight-Dr--Denise-Damico)

Courses Taught

• Hist 103: U.S. History to 1877
• Hist 104: U.S. History, 1877 to the present
• Hist 202: American Women's History
• Hist 210: African American History
• Hist 259: Environmental History 
• Hist 387: Native American History
• Hist 407: History Capstone