Gregory Smithers

Academic Profile

Academic Background: Ph.D. in History, University of California, Davis; M.A. in History, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A. in History, University of Newcastle, Australia.

Research Interests: Native American history, race and ethnicity, and environmental history.

Appointments: Professor of History, Virginia Commonwealth University; British Academy Global Professor, University of Hull (2019–2023).

Publications:

• Native Southerners: Indigenous History from Origins to Removal (University of Oklahoma Press, 2019).
• The Cherokee Diaspora: An Indigenous History of Migration, Resettlement, and Identity (Yale University Press, 2015).

Awards: American Historical Association Equity Award, 2021.

Additional Contributions: Consultant for Native American heritage projects.