Graduate Alumnus Laura June Davis's teaching and research focus on American history through the long 19th century, with an emphasis on gender, identity, community, and the military. She is currently working on a dissertation that focuses on sabotage, irregular naval warfare, and masculinity during the Civil War. Currently, Laura serves as a Got Your 6 mentor, a Certified UGA LGBT Resource Center Safe Space, and a Contributing Editor for The Civil War Monitor, a quarterly magazine. She also holds graduate and professional level certificates in Women's Studies, University Teaching, and Academic Advising. Research Research Areas: Gender and Sexuality U.S. 19th & 20th Century U.S. South War and Diplomacy Women and Gender Selected Publications Selected Publications: Davis, Laura J. “Vexed Waters: Naval Guerrillas, Masculinity, And Mayhem Along The Lower Mississippi River, 1861-1865”. 2016: n. pag. Print. Davis, Laura J. “Additional Text And Quotations”. The Civil War: A Visual History. Dorling Kindersley Publishing, 2011. Web. Education Education: PhD, University of Georgia, 2016 MA-History, George Manson University, 2009 MS-Curriculum & Instruction, Texas-A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2007 BA-Cum Laude in History, Cornell University 2004 Other Information Of note: Research Summer Doctoral Research Fellowship, UGA Graduate School, 2015 Gregory Dissertation Completion Award, UGA History Department, 2015 Gregory Graduate Student Research Award, UGA History Department, 2015 Gregory Graduate Student Research Award, UGA History Department, 2014 2 Gregory Graduate Student Travel Awards, UGA History Department, 2014 Dean's Award in Arts and Humanities, UGA Graduate School, 2014 Vincent J. Dooley Graduate Research Award in History, University of Georgia, 2013 Gregory Graduate Student Research Award, UGA History Department, 2013 Graduate Research Award, Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, 2013 Gregory Graduate Student Research Award, UGA History Department, 2010 Phi Alpha Theta, April 2007 National Chancellor’s List, 2005 Teaching Excellence in Teaching Award, UGA Graduate School, 2015 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, UGA Graduate School, 2011 Service Blue Key Honor Society, 2012 University of Georgia Rotary, Student Service Award, 2012 Janice E. Arnett Graduate Scholarship, Kappa Delta Foundation, 2012
