Kristen D.

Burton
Department of History
University of Texas at Arlington
601 S. Nedderman Drive
Arlington, Texas 76019
kburton@uta.edu

Education
2010 University of Texas at Arlington, Ph.D. Candidate (History)
Dissertation: That Firey Liquid: How Alcohol Became an Intoxicant in
the Early Modern Atlantic World
Committee:

Christopher Morris (chair), John Garrigus, Elisabeth

Cawthon, Sarah Rose, Frederick H. Smith (outside reader,
College of William & Mary)

Exam fields:

English Colonization in Ireland and North America; The

Age of Atlantic Revolutions; Intercultural Transfer

2008-2010 Oklahoma State University, M.A. (History)

Thesis:

The Citie Calls for Beere: The Introduction of Hops and

the Foundation of Industrial Brewing in London, 12001700

Committee:

James Huston (chair), Kristen Burkholder (advisor), Tonia

Sharlach

2004-2008 Oklahoma State University, B.A. (History)

Publications
(Forthcoming) Review of Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit, by Dane
Huckelbridge. New York: William Morrow, 2014. Ohio Valley History.
Blurred Forms: An Unsteady History of Drunkenness. The Appendix. 2, 4
(Fall 2014). http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/10/blurred-forms-an-unsteadyhistory-of-drunkenness
"Myths Laid to Rest: Death, Burial, and Memory in the American South."
Essays in History. 59 (2013):
http://www.essaysinhistory.com/articles/2013/178
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"The Citie Calls for Beere: the Introduction of Hops and the Foundation of
Industrial Brewing in Early Modern London." Journal of the Brewery History
Society. 150 (2013): 6-15.
"Introduction: New Approaches and Perspectives on Transatlantic
History." Co-authored with Isabelle Rispler. Traversea. 2 (Fall: 2012): 1-3.
"Introduction: What is Transatlantic History?" Co-authored with Isabelle
Rispler. Traversea. 1 (Fall: 2011): 1-4.

Teaching
HIST 1311: Survey of U.S. History to 1865
HIST 1312: Survey of U.S. History from 1865
HIST 4388: Alcohol in the Atlantic World
Professional Membership
Alcohol and Drugs History Society (ADHS)
American Historical Association (AHA)
Organization of American Historians (OAH)
Phi Kappa Phi
Phi Alpha Theta
Transatlantic History Student Organization (THSO)
- President (2012-2013)
- Treasurer (2010-2012)

Projects and Service

2013-2015 Volunteer judge for the Regional History Day Competition held
at the University of Texas at Arlington.
2013 Founding organizer of Transatlantic History Student Organization
(THSO) Speaker Series at the University of Texas at Arlington. The THSO
Speaker Series aims to construct a national and international network
between graduate students and faculty in the UTA History Department and
outside scholars.
2012 Conference organizer, Thirteenth Annual Graduate Student
Conference on Transatlantic History at the University of Texas at Arlington,
October 25, 2012.

Digital Humanities

2015 Contributor to U.S. Intellectual History Blog, Understanding the

Unity of the Diverse': Sven Beckert on the Entangled History of Cotton,
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Slavery, and Capitalism: http://s-usih.org/2015/04/sven-beckert-on-cottonslavery-capitalism-guest-post-by-kristen-d-burton.html

2014 Creator of Clios Intemperance. This website and blog features
materials related to my dissertation research and involvement in academia:
kristendburton.com
2013 Contributor to The Appendix Blog, A Toast to Your Health: Getting
Drunk in Colonial America: http://theappendix.net/blog/2013/2/gettingdrunk-in-colonial-america
2010-2014 Co-founder and Senior Editor of Traversea, an open access,
online journal of transatlantic history: http://traversea.uta.edu

Employment

2010-present Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas

at Arlington
2012 Online Academic Coaching, Academic Partnerships, University of
Texas at Arlington
2008-2010 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of History, Oklahoma
State University

Fellowships and Awards

2014-2015 Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George
Washington Research Fellowship
2014-2015 Marc Friedlaender Fellowship, Massachusetts Historical Society
2014 The Danny McQueen Memorial Scholarship for GTA Teaching Award
2012-2013 College of Liberal Arts Deans Research Travel Award
2010-2011 Phi Kappa Phi Bridge to Graduate School Fellowship
2010-2016 Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistantship (EGTA), University
of Texas at Arlington
2009-2010 O.A. Hilton Memorial Scholarship supported by the Raymond
Estep History Scholarship Fund

2008 Townsend Memorial Scholarship for outstanding undergraduate

paper, Gagged into Division: How the Congressional Gag Rule Split the
Democratic Party, 1836-1844
2007 Steele Scholarship for Collaborative Research on Southern American
History

Presentations and Invited Talks

Twitter and the U.S. History Classroom: A Roundtable Discussion.

Organization of American Historians 108th Annual Meeting, St. Louis, April
16-19, 2015.
Surveyor and Soldier: Washington on the Western Frontier. George
Washingtons Mount Vernon Teacher Institute, Kentucky Historical Society,
Frankfort, March 28, 2015.
John Barleycorn vs. Sir Richard Rum: Alcohol, the Atlantic, and the
Distilling of Colonial Identity, 1650-1800. Fred W. Smith National Library
for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon Brown Bag, September
15, 2014.
Founding Debates: Leadership, Crisis, and Conflict in the United States,
1783-1789 (Panel Commentator). Fred W. Smith National Library for the
Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 25-26, 2014.
John Barleycorn vs. Sir Richard Rum: Alcohol, the Atlantic, and the
Distilling of Colonial Identity, 1650-1800. Massachusetts Historical Society
Brown Bag, Boston, July 30, 2014.
From Eau de Vie to the Bane of the Nation: Distilled Spirits, Drunkenness,
and the Debate over Alcohol in Imperial Trade, 1650-1800 (Panel
Organizer). Alcohol and Drugs History Society affiliate session at the
American Historical Association 128th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC,
January 2-5, 2014.
Placing Alcohol in Food History (Invited Speaker). University of North
Texas, Denton, November 13, 2013.
Kill Men for the Devil: Molasses, Rum, and British Imperial Interests in
North America, 1650-1750. Sixtieth Annual Midwest Conference on British
Studies at DePaul University, Chicago, October 11-13, 2013.
Sprits and Strong Waters: Perceptions of Drunkenness in the North
Atlantic, 1650-1775. Thirteenth Annual Graduate Student Conference on
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Transatlantic History at the University of Texas at Arlington, October 25,

2012.
The Citie Calls for Beere: The Introduction of Hops and the Foundation of
Industrial Brewing in London, 1200-1700. CHORD conference on Food and
Beverages: Retailing, Distribution and Consumption in Historical Perspective
at the University of Wolverhampton, Telford Campus, UK, September 7-8,
2011.
Drunk as a Monk: Problems with Ecclesiastical Drinking in Medieval
England. Food and Drink: their Social, Political and Cultural Histories at
the University of Central Lancashire, UK, June 15-17, 2011.
Myths Laid to Rest: Deconstructing the Cultural Heritage of Slave
Funerals. The Annual Celebration of Excellence by Students (ACES) at The
University of Texas at Arlington, March 24, 2011.
Hops and the Origins of English Beer in Early Modern London. Thirtysecond Annual Mid-America Conference on History, University of Arkansas
at Little Rock, September 23-25, 2010.
Ale, Bonny Ale: the Misconception of Male and Female Brewers in Medieval
England. Fifty-second annual Missouri Valley History Conference in Omaha,
Nebraska, March 5-7, 2009.
A Costly Brew: Governmental Taxation of Ale Brewers in Medieval
England. Twentieth Annual Oklahoma State University Research
Symposium and Research Scholar Conference in Stillwater, Oklahoma,
February 16-20, 2009.