The Crimson Historical Review is composed of undergraduate students at the University of Alabama who are passionate about history, academic writing, and publishing. The board is advised by faculty editor Dr. Matthew Lockwood. Interested in becoming a staff member? Undergraduate students at the University of Alabama are invited to contact crimsonhistorical@ua.edu.
Faculty Editor
Dr. Matthew Lockwood is an Associate Professor of History in the Department of History at the University of Alabama. He completed his Ph.D. in British history at Yale University. He has written many books on British Empire and Immigration. His areas of research cover comparative legal history, history of crime and violence, and state formation. He can be contacted at mhlockwood@ua.edu.
Editor-in-Chief
Sophie Biernat is a senior from Cincinnati, Ohio majoring in History (Public History Concentration) and minoring in Art History and Geography. She is concurrently pursuing her MA in History. Her historical interests include intersections of race, gender, and memory in the American South. She can be contacted at sgbiernat@crimson.ua.edu.
Production Editor
Michael Cernius is a senior from Yorba Linda, California majoring in History with a minor in Biology. His historical interests include the development of warfare across cultures and changes in consumption trends for food, advertisement, music, and more. He can be contacted at mrcernius@crimson.ua.edu.
Review Board Executive
Eliza May is a senior from Spanish Fort, Alabama majoring in History (Legal Concentration) with minors in Anthropology and the Blount Scholars Program. Her historical interests include the American Civil War and the legal history of the Civil Rights Movement. She can be contacted at eamay2@crimson.ua.edu.
Julia Brown is a junior from Cumming, Georgia, majoring in History and Public Health. Her primary historical interests include the history of infectious diseases and their impact on society. Other interests include the history of music as it has developed over time, and its importance to pop culture. She can be contacted at jcbrown27@crimson.ua.edu.
Chief Copy Editor
Gabrielle Salvato is a junior from Western Springs, Illinois majoring in History, Finance, and Accounting. Her historical interests include the intersection of women’s and religious history as well as constitutional history. She can be contacted at gmsalvato@crimson.ua.edu.
William Parker is a senior from Huntsville, Alabama, majoring in Political Science and History. His historical interests include Post-Napoleonic Europe, the birth of the Nation-State, and Balkan history. He can be contacted at wparker13@crimson.ua.edu
Proofing Editors
Josiah Feldhausen is a senior from Green Bay, Wisconsin majoring in History and Religious Studies. His primary historical interests include cultural history of Early Modern Europe, specifically within Northern Europe and the Holy Roman Empire. Other interests include religious history such as the origins of early development of Islam and the Protestant Reformation. He can be contacted at jrfeldhausen@crimson.ua.edu.
Nick van Deventer is a sophomore from Lenexa, Kansas majoring in English & History and minoring in philosophy. His historical interests include corporate involvement in society, Latin American politics, and US foreign policy. He can be contacted at ncvandeventer@crimson.ua.edu.
Social Media Specialist
Nevaeh Anderson is a sophomore from Headland, Alabama, majoring in Art History with minors in the Blount Scholars Program and French. Her academic interests center on art, particularly the Hellenistic period, as well as French history. She is passionate about exploring artworks and uncovering what they reveal about the cultures and lives of the people who created them. She can be reached at ndanderson2@crimson.ua.edu.
Editors-in-Chief Emeritus
Sophie Biernat (2025-2026)
Hallie Brill (2024-2025)
Kara Hutchinson (2023-2024)
Gavin Jones (2022-2023)
John Pace (2021-2022)
Jackson Foster (2020-2021)
Jodi Vadinsky (2019-2022)