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: John Barleycorn vs. Sir Richard Rum: Alcohol, the
Atlantic, and the Distilling of Colonial Identity, 16501800
Committee:

Elisabeth Cawthon (chair), John Garrigus, Sarah Rose

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 (Fall
2014)
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.
Kristen D. Burton and Isabelle Rispler. "Introduction: New Approaches and
Perspectives on Transatlantic History." Traversea. 2 (Fall: 2012): 1-3.
Kristen D. Burton and Isabelle Rispler. "Introduction: What is Transatlantic
History?" 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
Organizations
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)

Academic Projects and Service

2014 Panel commentator, Founding Debates: Leadership, Crisis, and

Conflict in the United States, 1783-1789 held at the Fred W. Smith National
Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, September 2526, 2014
2013-2014 Volunteer judge for the Regional History Day Competition held
at the University of Texas at Arlington
2013 Organizer of Transatlantic History Student Organization (THSO)
Speaker Series at the University of Texas at Arlington
2012 Conference organizer, Thirteenth Annual Graduate Student
Conference on Transatlantic History at the University of Texas at Arlington,
October 25, 2012

Digital Humanities
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 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
2010 O.A. Hilton Memorial Scholarship supported by the Raymond Estep
History Scholarship Fund
2009 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

John Barleycorn vs. Sir Richard Rum: Alcohol, the Atlantic, and the
Distilling of Colonial Identity, 1650-1800, presented at the Fred W. Smith
National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon
Brown Bag, September 15, 2014.
John Barleycorn vs. Sir Richard Rum: Alcohol, the Atlantic, and the
Distilling of Colonial Identity, 1650-1800, presented at the 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, presented at the
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 seminar presentation at the
University of North Texas, Denton, November 13, 2013.
Kill Men for the Devil: Molasses, Rum, and British Imperial Interests in
North America, 1650-1750, presented at the 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, presented at the Thirteenth Annual Graduate Student
Conference on 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, presented at the 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, presented at the conference on Food and Drink: their Social,
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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, presented at 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, presented
at the Thirty-second 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, presented at the 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, presented at the Twentieth Annual Oklahoma State University
Research Symposium and Research Scholar Conference in Stillwater,
Oklahoma, February 16-20, 2009.
Gagged into Division: How the Congressional Gag Rule Split the
Democratic Party, 1836-1844, presented at the Nineteenth Annual
Oklahoma State University Research Symposium and Research Scholar
Conference in Stillwater, Oklahoma, February 18-22, 2008.