About
Danielle Raad is a public historian, anthropologist, archaeologist, and curator with a focus on how people in the present make meaning from the material culture—art, artifacts, and historic sites—of the past.
She is currently an Assistant Professor of History and Museum Studies at the University of Georgia. Danielle is based in the Department of History and primarily teaches courses in the Interdisciplinary Program in Museum Studies.
Prior to joining the faculty at UGA, Danielle held positions as the Curator and Assistant Director of the Stanford University Archaeology Collections and as the Cullman-Payson Postdoctoral Fellow in Academic Affairs and Outreach at the Yale University Art Gallery. She has also previously worked as an academic advisor, a study abroad coordinator, a community college chemistry instructor, and a high school physics teacher.
Education
Degrees
- Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2021
- M.Ed. Secondary Education, Lesley University, 2016
- M.S. Archaeological Materials, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2015
- M.A. Chemistry, Harvard University, 2012
- B.Sc. Chemistry, Brown University, 2010
Certificates
- Postdoctoral Certificate of College Teaching Preparation, Yale University, 2023
- Graduate Certificate in Public History, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2021