Kristen D.

Burton
Department of History
Drive
University of Texas at Arlington
Texas 76019
kburton@uta.edu
272-2861

601 S. Nedderman
Arlington,
(817)-

Education
Ph.D. Candidate in Transatlantic History, University of Texas at
Arlington, expected graduation, December 2015.
Dissertation: That Fiery 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
M.A. in History, Oklahoma State University, 2010.
B.A. in History, Oklahoma State University, 2008.

Publications
Defining Addition: Intoxication in the age of Enlightened Medicine, in
Scott W. Haine, ed. The Cultural History of Alcohol, 1750-1850
(Bloomsbury Publishing, under contract, forthcoming).
Review of Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit, by Dane
Huckelbridge. New York: William Morrow, 2014. Ohio Valley History. 15,
1 (Spring: 2015): 78-79.
"Myths Laid to Rest: Death, Burial, and Memory in the American
South." Essays in History. 59 (2013):
http://www.essaysinhistory.com/articles/2013/178
"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.
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"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
Appointments
Enhanced Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at
Arlington, 2010 present
Online Academic Coach, Academic Partnerships, University of Texas at
Arlington, 2012
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oklahoma State University, 2008-2010

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)

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
2007
Steele Scholarship for Collaborative Research on
Southern American History
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Digital Scholarship
2015
Contributor to U.S. Intellectual History Blog,
Understanding the Unity of the
Diverse': Sven Beckert on the Entangled History of Cotton,
Slavery, and
Capitalism: http://s-usih.org/2015/04/sven-beckert-oncotton-slavery-capitalism-guest-post-by-kristen-d-burton.html
2014
Blurred Forms: An Unsteady History of Drunkenness. The
Appendix. 2, 4
(Fall 2014): http://theappendix.net/issues/2014/10/blurredforms-an-unsteady-history-of-drunkenness
2014

Creator, Clios Intemperance: kristendburton.com

2013
Contributor to The Appendix Blog, A Toast to Your
Health: Getting
Drunk in Colonial America:
http://theappendix.net/blog/2013/2/getting-drunk-in-colonialamerica
2010-2014 Co-founder and Senior Editor of Traversea, an open
access, online journal of
transatlantic history: http://traversea.uta.edu

Projects and Service

2015-2016 Co-organizer, Unlock Your PhD, a new career diversity
initiative for liberal
arts graduate students at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Organized in
conjunction with the College of Liberal Arts.
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.
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2012
Conference organizer, Thirteenth Annual Graduate
Student Conference on
Transatlantic History at the University of Texas at Arlington,
October 25,
2012.

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, 16501800 (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 Transatlantic History at the University of Texas at Arlington, October
25, 2012.
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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.

References
Christopher C. Morris
Frederick H. Smith
Professor of History
of Anthropology
University of Texas at Arlington
William and Mary
morris@uta.edu
fhsmit@wm.edu

Associate Professor
College of

John Garrigus
Cawthon
Associate Professor of History
of Liberal Arts
PhD Advisor
Professor of History
University of Texas at Arlington
Texas at Arlington

Elisabeth A.
Associate Dean, College
Associate
University of
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garrgius@uta.edu
cawthon2@uta.edu