Conard, Rebecca

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CONARD, Rebecca

CONARD, Rebecca. American, b. 1946. Genres: History, Intellectual history, Regional/Urban planning. Career: American River College, Sacramento, CA, English faculty, 1976-78; Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, assistant professor of history and director of Public History Program, 1992-98; Middle Tennessee State University, associate professor, 1998-2003, co-director of Public History Program, 1998-, professor of history, 2003-. Tallgrass Historians, Iowa City, IA, co-founder, 1993, principal, 1993-. Publications: (with C. Nelson) Santa Barbara: El Pueblo Viejo, 1986; Places of Quiet Beauty: Parks, Preserves, and Environmentalism, 1997; Benjamin Shambaugh and the Intellectual Foundations of Public History, 2002. Contributor to encyclopedias. Contributor to history journals and other academic periodicals. Address: Department of History, Box 23, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132, U.S.A. Online address: rconard@mtsu.edu

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