Fazila Kabahita

Fazila Kabahita

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Program: Master's Public History

Email: fkabahita@luc.edu

Office: Crown Center 557

Advisors: Dr. Elizabeth Fraterrigo efrater@luc.edu 

                Dr. Ted Karamanski tkarama@luc.edu

 

 

Education

MA, Public History, Loyola University Chicago, May 2016 (anticipated)

 

BA, History and Communication Studies, DePaul University, June 2011

Research Interests

My research interests include twentieth century social movements in the United States and women's history.My public history interests are diverse and include: museum education, historic house museums and sites, urban historic preservation, architectural history, and women in living history. 

Public History Experience

Chicago Metro History Fair, Program Associate, January 2016-Present

 

National Park Service, Heritage Documentation Programs, HABS/HAER/HALS, Collections Intern, June-August 2015

 

The Valentine Museum, Kip Kephart Public Programs Intern, May-June 2015

 

The Freeman Store and House Museum, Volunteer, September 2013-August 2014

 

Chicago History Museum, 'Out in Chicago,' Exhbition Volunteer, June-August 2011; Volunteer, October 2011-February 2012

 

Chicago History Museum, Education Intern, April-May 2010

Public History Projects

Chrysler Village Oral History Project, Loyola University Chicago, Fall 2015

 

Form and Function: RVA Architecture, Adult Program, The Valentine Museum, Summer 2015

 

Visitor Survey-Public Tours, The Glessner and Clarke House Museums, Spring 2015

 

National Register Nomination, Ambidexter Institute, Spring 2015

 

'Explore Devon:' A Multicultural Experience, Walking Tour Proposal, Fall 2015

 

"RACE: Are We So Different?"  Illniois Holocaust Museum, Visitor Evaluation Project, Fall/Winter 2014-2015

 

DePaul University Emeritus Society Oral History Project, Fall 2010

 

'Facing Freedom,'  Exhibit, Chicago History Museum, Spring 2010

Awards and Fellowships

Kip Kephart Foundation Recipent, The Valentine Museum, Summer 2015

 

Loyola University Chicago, Teaching Assistantship, 2014-2016

 

Honoree, Outstanding Achievement in History, DePaul Unviersity, 2011

 

Minow Fellowship, Chicago History Museum, Spring 2010

 

Phi Alpha Theta, DePaul University, Spring 2010

Author: Fazila Kabahita
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