Kristen D.

Burton
Department of History
University of Texas at Arlington
kburton@uta.edu

601 S. Nedderman Drive

Arlington, Texas 76019
(817)-272-2861

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): 615.
"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
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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

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-on-cotton-slaverycapitalism-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/blurred-forms-an-unsteadyhistory-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/gettingdrunk-in-colonial-america
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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, Employ Your Degree: Discover Alternative Career Options, a
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.

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 108 Annual Meeting, St. Louis, April 16-19, 2015.
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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 128 Annual
Meeting, Washington, DC, January 2-5, 2014.
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Placing Alcohol in Food History (Invited Speaker). University of North Texas, Denton,
November 13, 2013.
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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, 16501775. 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. 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. Thirty-second Annual
Mid-America Conference on History, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, September 2325, 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
Professor of History
University of Texas at Arlington
morris@uta.edu

Frederick H. Smith
Associate Professor of Anthropology
College of William and Mary
fhsmit@wm.edu

John Garrigus
Associate Professor of History
PhD Advisor
University of Texas at Arlington
garrgius@uta.edu

Elisabeth A. Cawthon
Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts
Associate Professor of History
University of Texas at Arlington
cawthon2@uta.edu
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