Our Faculty & Staff

Department:

Research, Professional and Creative Activity:

• Author, Maximum of Wilderness: the Jungle in the American Imagination (University of Virginia Press, 2012)
• Author, Osa & Martin: For the Love of Adventure (Lyons Press, 2011)
• Author, Rhinoceros (Reaktion Books, 2010)
• Published in Environmental History, Society and Animals, Antennae, Florida Historical Quarterly, National Geographic, Antique Week
• Kansas Notable Book Award for Osa and Martin (2012)
• Fellow, Animals & Society Institute (2011)
• Clark-McClintock-Gershenson Award, Rutgers University (2011)
• Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, Rutgers University (2010)
• Member of American Historical Association, Society for Environmental History, American Alliance of Museums, National Council on Public History

Professional Profile:

Professor Enright holds a Ph.D. in American History from Rutgers University, an M.A. in Museum Anthropology from Columbia University, and a B.A. in American Studies from Vassar College. She specializes in American cultural and environmental history, and museum studies. She has researched and consulted for museums and non-profits including the Wildlife Conservation Society, American Museum of Natural History, South Street Seaport Museum, and Brooklyn Museum of Art. 

Teaching and Related Service:

 Courses taught:

• United States to 1877
• Museum Studies
• Heritage Tourism
• Historical Methods

Previously taught at:

• Rutgers University
• Community College of Aurora
• Seton Hall University