Amy Rogers Dean, Ph.D.

Biography

Amy Rogers Dean received a B.A. in History, French, and English from Texas Christian University and a M.A. in History from Purdue University. In December 2014, she received her Ph.D. in History from Purdue with a major field in Early Modern Europe and a secondary field in European and American Women’s History. Her research focuses on the agency of noble women in early modern France, their roles in running the family economy, and their vital position in garnering power for their families.

Before joining the Department of History at SHSU in 2014, she taught U.S. History survey courses at Lone Star College-University Park, Introductory French at Huntsville High School, and Western Civilization at Purdue. She conducted extensive research in the Archives Départementales de la Côte d’Or, the Archives Municipales de Dijon, and the Bibliothèque Municipale de Dijon while living in Dijon, France. At SHSU, she teaches both U.S and World History survey courses as well as upper level courses in European History. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and the American Historical Association, and is a commissioner for the Walker County Historical Commission.