kristin hoganson. she is professor of united states history at the university of illinois at urbana champaign. she specializes in the history of the united states, cultures of u.s. imperialism, transnational history, and the midwest. professor hoganson has enjoyed a productive and accomplished academic career sense achieving her phd in history from yale in 1995. following graduate school, she taught at harvard for five years before accepting a position in history at the university of illinois. in terms of her professional service, she is the vice president for the society of historians for american foreign relations. dr. hoganson is the author of several books. i will note her first published book, "fighting for american manhood: how gender politics provoked the spanish, philippine universitye press, 1998. the professor's journey to american history is an intriguing one. raised in the washington dc area, she arrived in the midwest in 2000 after taking a job at u of i. --er many east coast people and i

kristin hoganson. she is professor of united states history at the university of illinois at urbana champaign.