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Justin Grossman

he/him/his

PhD Candidate, ABD
Advisor: Brianna Theobald

Major Fields: Native American History
Minor Fields: Environmental History, Women and Gender Studies

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests

Native Coastal New England, Race and Gender in Native America, Military land use in 20th century America

Dissertation

We Did the Best with What We Had’: Negotiating Sovereignty in Wampanoag Aquinnah 1870-1987

Education

M.A. History at University of Rochester
B.A. History at Carleton College

Selected Publications

  • "Who Saved Edinbur Randall? Wampanoag Racial Identity and the Telling of a Fugitive Slave Escape," Native American and Indigenous Studies Journal (Fall, 2025).
  • “Shared Land, Shared Identity: Women’s Power and Leadership Among Aquinnah Wampanoag Since 1862” Tufts Historical Review, 15, no.1 (2022).
  • “Nomans, the Navy, And National Security: Local Distrust and Resistance, 1943-2010,” Martha’s Vineyard Museum Quarterly, 59, no.1 (February 2018).

Teaching

Bio

  • Before coming to Rochester I was Middle School Social Studies Teacher in Minneapolis.
  • I like the beautiful parks and outdoor spaces in Rochester