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
Gabrielle Salvato is a senior from Western Springs, Illinois majoring in History 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.
Production Editor
Julia Brown is a senior 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.
Review Board Executive
Abigail Warren is a senior from Gulf Breeze, Florida majoring in History and Art History with a minor in Anthropology. Her historical interests include Ancient Roman Art with an emphasis on frescos and mosaics. She can be contacted at acwarren2@crimson.ua.edu.
Chief Copy Editors
Michael Cernius is a student 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.
Kai von Wernitz is a senior from Montgomery Village, Maryland majoring in Political Science & History. His primary historical interest is European military history in the Early Modern and Modern eras, including the Thirty Years War, the Napoleonic Wars, the wars of German and Italian Unification, and World Wars I & II. He can be contacted at kavonwernitz@crimson.ua.edu.
Proofing Editors
Nick van Deventer is a junior 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.
Hannah Mularz is a sophomore from Mobile, Alabama, majoring in History and Political Science. Her history interests are legal history and Medieval history. She can be contacted at hjmularz@crimson.ua.edu.
Social Media Specialist
Nevaeh Anderson is a junior 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)