Faculty Profile for Dr. Allison Robinson
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Allison Robinson received her BA in Liberal Arts from Concordia University in 2009, her MA in History from Texas State University in 2012, and her PhD in History from the University of Houston 2016.Teaching Interests
I enjoy teaching undergraduate survey level and upper division US history courses. I currently teach both the first and second half of the US history survey. I would like to develop more history of women's health courses and a history of family and childhood in the U.S. The first would likely appeal to criminal justice majors. The history of family and childhood would likely appeal to both sociology and education majors.Research Interests
My research focuses on the southern carceral state in the 20th century and the impact carceral policies had on women, girls, and African Americans in the South. I am also looking into new research topics in gender and public health in the U.S.Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Robinson, A. L., & Jett, B. T. (2021, January 15). The chilling similarities between the pro-Trump mob and mob lynchings a century ago. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/01/15/chilling-similarities-between-pro-trump-mob-lynchings-century-ago/
- Robinson, A. L. (2019, May 9). Review of Feminism’s Forgotten Fight: The Unfinished Struggle for Work and Family. By Kirsten Swinth. Journal of Social History. New York, United States: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/jsh/shz032
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Nominee: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Teaching, Texas State University. August 2021 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Doctoral Student Tuition Fellowship, University of Houston. January 1, 2013 - June 1, 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Scholarship, University of Houston. August 1, 2012 - June 1, 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Margaret Henson Prize, University of Houston. May 1, 2016
- Award / Honor Recipient: Jacquelyn Dowd Hall Prize, Southern Association of Women’s Historians. June 1, 2015