Kathryn Oberdeck, assistant professor of history. "Kathryn's research weaves a fascinating story involving vaudeville performance, religious

James R. Barrett, associate chair of the history department. For the past
two years, Oberdeck has held a postdoctoral fellowship with the Michigan 
Society of Fellows at the University of Michigan. Teaching: American 
cultural and intellectual history. Education: BA (in sociology), 
University of California at Berkeley; MA and PhD (in American studies), 
Yale University.