Teresa Houser

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Contact Information:

612 Oldfather Hall

Department of History
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588, USA
Phone: (402) 472-2414
Fax: (402) 472-8839
E-mail:

Curriculum Vitae: Houser CV

Joined the Department:

August 2011

My research focuses on the political economy of the American West, in particular Native American communities. I have completed or am currently involved in research projects that compare Indian and non-Indian economic and political developments on the Great Plains, including examinations of the agricultural, manufacturing, mining and service industries.

I also am a part-time faculty member of the History and Political Science Departments at the University of Nebraska - Omaha, where I have designed and taught courses in American government and world history.

Previous to my return to academia, I held senior policy positions in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and was a presidential appointee to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Expertise:

• Native American
• North American West
• Colonialism and Decolonization
• Indigenous Peoples

Education:

Master of Arts, History with a minor in Native American Studies, University of Nebraska - Omaha, 2009.