Assistant Professor

Phone: (713) 743-3767
Email: kyhopkins@uh.edu
Office: 527 Agnes Arnold Hall

Kelly Hopkins is an assistant professor of early American history. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of California, Davis and her M.A. at the University of Akron. Her research interests include the fields of Native American, British and French Colonial American history, environmental history and Atlantic world history. She investigates the experiences and legacies of the interactions between European colonists and Native Americans. Hopkins’ current book project, “Recreating Iroquoia: Haudenosaunee Settlement Patterns, Subsistence Strategies, and Environmental Use, 1630-1783,” demonstrates the innovative responses of the Haudenosaunee to a period of rapid colonial and market expansion into their homeland. Her research has been supported by a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship.

Teaching

Professor Hopkins regularly teaches the first-half of the American History survey (HIST 1376) where she focuses on improving undergraduate education and student success. She also teaches courses on Colonial North America, Native North America, and Sports History in America.

Research

Professor Hopkins is currently working on revisions to her manuscript, “Recreating Iroquoia: Haudensaunee Settlement Patterns, Subsistence Strategies, and Environmental Use, 1630-1783.” Her research interests combine the fields of Native American, British and French Colonial American, Environmental, and Atlantic World history to investigate the experiences and legacies of the interactions between European colonists and Native Americans. She has presented her research at numerous national, regional, and specialized conferences.