CURRICULUM VITAE

Emily Harnach

Department of History
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas 79968-0532
Email: eeharnach@miners.utep.edu

Education

2023-to present. Ph.D., University of Texas at El Paso. Borderlands History.

Comprehensive Exam - Fall 2025

2023. M.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Latin American Studies.

Thesis: “An Examination of Judicial and Legislative Documents on Indigenous Tribute
and Indigenous Strategies Used in Negotiations in the Province of Córdoba, Argentina,
1782-1820,” committee members: Carmen Soliz, Erika Edwards, Eric Hoenes.

2018. B.A., Appalachian State University.

History, minor in Global Studies and Spanish.

Fellowship

2024. College of Liberal Arts (CoLart) First-Year PhD Student Summer Research Fellowship.

Presentations

2019. July, “Kezia Alexander: Virtuous or Scandalous,” Research Symposium - Charlotte, NC

Teaching Experience

2023- to present. Teaching Assistant - University of Texas at El Paso

Classes: HIST 1301, History of U.S. to 1865
HIST 1302, History of U.S. Since 1865

Professional Museum Experience

2021. Museum Associate - Charlotte Museum of History

 Responsible for collection research for the installation of exhibits that included
accessioned items from the museum collection, archaeological objects obtained from the
Siloam School’s original location, and local signs preserved from around the city of
Charlotte. Further research was conducted to aid in the creation of interpretive materials
and large-scale Museum events.

Exhibits: “Charlotte: Signs of Home”

“The Language of Clay”
“Siloam School”

Events: Indigenous Peoples Week

Charlotte Gem
African American Heritage Festival

2019-2020. Site Coordinator - Historical Association of Catawba County

Responsible for collection research for the installation of exhibits that included items
from the museum collection and donations from local organizations in Catawba County.
Archival research was conducted on local and regional histories for the creation of
interpretive material used in exhibits and museum related events. Genealogical research
was performed on people related to the Harper House/Hickory History Center to enhance
the site and its interpretation.

Exhibits: “She was Heard. She Fought. She Won.”

“Hometown Heroes”
“Sacred Ground”
“The Fight for the Ballot: Women’s Suffrage”
“For the Love of the Sport”

Events: Catawba Valley Pottery Festival

Exhibit Unveiling
A Suffragist Tea
Untouchables Preview & Desegregation Discussion
Hickory’s Celebration of the Sesquicentennial
Christmas at Harper House
Very Murray Christmas Festival
Haunting of Harper House
Murray’s Mill Ice Cream Social
Family Day at Murray’s Mill

2018. Internship - Charlotte Museum of History

 Responsible for archival and genealogical research on a family member of the Alexander
family that included both onsite research at the museum and research at local archives in
Charlotte, NC.

2017-2018. Internship - Historical Association of Catawba County

Responsible for collection research on the accessioned objects at the Harper
House/Hickory History Center. Assisted in the collection and digitization of the donated
items for the The Hmong Heritage Project.

Exhibits: “Hmong Keeb Kwm: The Hmong Heritage Project”

“Unpacking: How many Cultures Make Catawba Home”

Events: NEH Hmong Collection

Unpacking Exhibit Reception
A Dickens Christmas

Professional Development

Charlotte Regional History Consortium - Mint Hill, NC October 2, 2019

Military Preservation Workshop - Mooresville, NC April 15, 2019
NCMC Annual Meeting - Asheville, NC March 24-25, 2019
NCMC Annual Meeting - Greensboro, NC March 17-19, 2018
NEH Training - Newton, NC February 2018
NCPC “Battling the Bloom” - Raleigh, NC November 13, 2017

Professional Service

Judge, “El Paso History Day”- UTEP, El Paso, Texas February 24, 2024
Committee Member, Suffrage Centennial - Newton, NC November 2019-June 2020
Committee Member, Harper House - Hickory, NC May 2019-June 2020
Committee Member, Catawba Valley Pottery Festival - Hickory, NC May 2019-June 2020
Collection Member, NEH Hmong Collection Day - Newton, NC March 2018

Languages

Spanish: Intermediate (Reading and Speaking)

Professional Affiliations
Conference of Latin American History