Education
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 B.A. History and Religious Studies, Brown University, 1973
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Ph.D. , Yale University, 1/1979
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
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Professor of History and American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California, 2004-
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Professor of History, University of California, Davis, 1991-2004
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Professor of History and American Culture, Northwestern University, 1990-1991
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Associate Professor of History, Northwestern University, 1983-1990
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Assistant Professor of History, Northwestern University, 1979-1983
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Description of Research
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Summary Statement of Research Interests
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Karen Halttunen is a professor of U.S. cultural and intellectual history. She is the author of "Confidence Men and Painted Women: A Study of Middle-Class Culture in America, 1830-1870" (1982) and "Murder Most Foul: The Killer and the American Gothic Imagination (1998)." Her current work is on landscape and antiquity in 19th century New England.
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Research Keywords
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U.S. Cultural History, U.S. Intellectual History, 19th Century U.S. History, Early American History
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Research Specialties
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19th Century Cultural and Intellectual History of the US, Early American History.
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Honors and Awards
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Fellow (or Equivalent) of National Society in Discipline, Elected Fellow, Society of American Historians, Columbia University, 2003-
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Fellow (or Equivalent) of National Society in Discipline, Elected Member, American Antiquarian Society, 1995-
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Huntington Library Research Fellowship, Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow, 2006-2007
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Roland Marchand Memorial Award for Excellence in Service to K12 Teachers, 2003
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Outstanding Mentor Award, Consortium for Women and Research, UC Davis, 2001
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American Antiquarian Society Fellowship, Andrew Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence, 1999-2000
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Honorable Mention, John Hope Franklin Prize, American Studies Association, 1999
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Endowed Professorship, A. Lindsay O'Connor Professor of American Institutions, Colgate University,
Fall
1996
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American Antiquarian Society Fellowship, Peterson Research Fellowship, 6/1995-8/1995
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President's Research Fellowship in the Humanities, University of California, 1994-1995
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Residency at the National Humanities Center, Senior Fellowship, 1994-1995
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Huntington Library Research Fellowship, Mellon Research Fellowship, 6/1994-8/1994
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Distinguished Senior Fellowship, Humanities Institute, UC Davis, 1988-1989
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Lefler Lecturer, Carleton College, 4/1988
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Outstanding Teaching Award, Northwestern University, 1986
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National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship, 1983-1984
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Service to the University
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Administrative Appointments
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Director of Graduate Studies, Department of History, 2007-2008
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Service to the Profession
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Committees
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Member, Advisory Committee, Andrew Mellon Distinguished Scholar in Residence Program, American Antiquarian Society, 2006-
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Member, K16 Collaboration Committee, American Studies Association, 2006-
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Member, Board of Trustees Trust and Development Fund Committee, American Studies Association, 2005-2007
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Member, Advisory Board, California History-Social Science Project, 2006-2007
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Conferences Organized
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Program Committee Member, American Historical Association Annual Meeting, 2004-2005
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Editorships and Editorial Boards
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Managing Board Member, American Quarterly, 2007-2010
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Editorial Board, American Cultural History Series, University of Wisconsin Press, 2002-2005
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Editorial Board Member, Raritan, 2002-2005
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Advisory Editor, American Cultural Studies Series, University of North Carolina Press, 1992-2005
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Professional Offices
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Council Member, American History Association, 2007-2009
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Executive Committee, American Historical Association, 1/2007-12/2009
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Vice-President of the Teaching Division, American Historical Association, 2007-2009
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President, American Studies Association, 2005-2006
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President Elect, American Studies Association, 2004-2005
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Other Service to the Profession
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Chair, "Slavery in the Old South: a K16 Workshop, American Studies Association Conference, 10/2006
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