Chris Lough

History Ph.D., UW-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

About

George L. Mosse Distinguished Graduate Fellow in Modern European Cultural History at the University of Wisconin–Madison. Researching religion and intellectual history in transnational perspective, with particular attention to East and Southeast Asia. Gettysburg College, Fulbright Canada, and IES Abroad Nantes alumnus.

Experience

  • Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States)
    • Peer Learning Associate, Dept. of History
      Sep 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Held weekly virtual office hours to assist history students with academic writing, research direction, and citation formatting; requested by History Department to work as a PLA on the basis of my own academic writing

    • Student Researcher, Special Collections & College Archives
      Sep 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos

      Made use of skills learned during summer internship at Musselman Library (see Pohanka below); projects included primary source transcription, French-language translation, library guide construction, and book conservation

    • Co-Editor-in-Chief, Gettysburg Historical Journal
      Aug 2020 - May 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Requested to join open-access Gettysburg's undergraduate history journal as Co-Editor-in-Chief; collaborated with editorial staff and faculty advisors to peer-review article submissions, formatted journal for publication, and recruited assistant editors

  • Study Abroad with French Language Immersion at IES Abroad
    Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 · 4 mos

    Spent fall semester abroad with study program focused on immersion; lodged with a local host family to gain greater cultural competency and fluency in French. Took full French-language course load through IES Abroad with supplemental enrollment at Université Nantes

  • Research Assistant, Fulbright Canada–Mitacs Globalink Program at The University of British Columbia
    May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

    Completed ten-week virtual research internship through the University of British Columbia (Okanagan)’s Fulbright outreach program. Attained proficiency in Zotero while organizing bibliographical data on a digital humanities project in medieval history (see link below); collaborated with other interns and project leaders during weekly meetings