Nicole Cox
Nicole Cox is finishing her PhD in History at the University of Florida, focusing on environmental history in North Central Florida. She worked as the Graduate Coordinator in 2010 after working as a transcriber and special projects researcher in 2009.
At SPOHP, Nicole created and taught the academic internship class with Jennifer Lyon, worked on interview processing and workflow management, and developed the program’s official Style Guide. She taught UF’s Oral History Seminar in 2012, led oral history workshop sessions, and lectured in the Gainesville community about SPOHP’s mission and the importance of oral history studies.
Nicole was awarded the Florida Historical Quarterly’s Arthur W. Thompson Award for her essay, “Selling Seduction: Women and Feminine Nature in 1920s Florida Advertising,” in 2010. Nicole received her BA and MA in History from the University of South Florida, where she also worked at the university’s oral history program.
Jennifer Lyon
Jennifer Lyon is completing her PhD in American History with a certificate in Museum Studies at the University of Florida. She worked as SPOHP’s Graduate Coordinator from 2009-2010, where she created and taught the academic internship with Nicole Cox.
Jenn interned in Washington, D.C. and then worked as an independent contractor in Brooklyn, New York for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. In 2012, she worked for Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia. She currently works remotely for Monticello and at UF as a teaching assistant. Jenn holds a BS in History and Political Science from Kansas State University and an MA in American History from the University of Florida.
Katelyn McKey
Katelyn McKey graduated from UF with a BS in Journalism in 2011. She was an intern at SPOHP in 2010, and worked as a staff member from 2010 to 2011. At SPOHP, Katelyn worked as the media outreach specialist and wrote articles about SPOHP’s public programs that were published in several newspapers. She also worked with the University of Florida Public Relations office to promote SPOHP’s educational events on the university’s website.
Katelyn is currently studying in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program at the University of Florida.
Amanda Noll
Amanda Noll has an MA in Public History and Museum Studies from the University of South Carolina. She graduated with honors from Florida State University with a dual BAs in History and International Affairs, and a minor in Museum Studies. She was a researcher at SPOHP for the annual Mississippi Freedom Project trip for three years.
Amanda joined the Lowcountry Digital History Initiative at the College of Charleston as a Project Coordinator in Spring 2014. She has interned with the Museum of London, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and Local Projects, a New York-based media design firm. Amanda’s work focuses on public history projects that embrace the digital humanities.
Joshua Moore
Joshua Moore is studying at the University of South Florida after completing coursework at the University of Florida in 2011. He was a researcher at SPOHP for the annual Mississippi Freedom Project trip, conducting oral history interviews with iconic civil rights movement veterans, including Lawrence Guyot, a co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Josh is currently completing a degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at the University of South Florida from his hometown of Spring Hill, Florida.
Breanne Palmer
Breanne Palmer graduated from UF in 2013 with a BA in Political Science and a minor in African American Studies. At SPOHP, Breanne attended the Mississippi Freedom Project as a researcher in 2011. She was also a member of the Florida Cicerones, WRAPS, SAVANT Leadership Honorary, and Campus Diplomats.
Breanne is currently studying law at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Julian Ruiz
Julian Ruiz graduated from the University of Florida in 2012 with a BAin Political Science and minors in both Education and History, and interned at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program during the Fall and Spring semesters of 2011.
Of the internship, he remembers: “My yearlong internship enhanced the needed research and collaboration skills for graduate school through both archival research and the conducting of historical research, such as gathering archival information to create a more cohesive picture of a historical era. The skills I acquired while at SPOHP, such as collaborating on a team project, have proven to be invaluable during my time at law school since many of my current endeavors are team-based.”
Julian lives in St. Louis, Missouri and attends Washington University School of Law.
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