Heather Murray
Area(s) of Expertise: New South social history, Appalachian history, WWII American home front, public history/museum studies
Area(s) of Expertise: New South social history, Appalachian history, WWII American home front, public history/museum studies
Heather Murray’s scholarly focus centers on the WWII-era American South. She has published on topics in Appalachian history and has worked in the public history field at multiple state museums across the South.
She was recipient of a 2013 Innovation in the Classroom Grant and the 2017 University of North Georgia (Non-Tenure Track) Teaching Award on the Gainesville Campus. Currently, Ms. Murray is a Senior Lecturer of History in the College of Arts and Letters.
Currently, Ms. Murray is a Senior Lecturer of History in the College of Arts and Letters.
“Asheville, NC.” Encyclopedia of Appalachia. Knoxville: Eastern Tennessee University. 2006
“‘Adequate in Our Courtesy:’ Race Relations in Jackson County, North Carolina.” Tuckasegee Valley Historical Review (Spring 2002): 31-51
“The Fight for Student’s Rights: Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District.” Tuckasegee Valley Historical Review (Spring 2001): 6-26
Williams, Max ed. The History of Jackson County. Sesquicentennial Edition. Sylva, NC: Jackson County Historical Society, 2001. (contributor);