Laura Wittern-Keller Visiting Assistant Professor Ph.D., University at Albany, SUNY M.A., Penn State University 060S Social Sciences Department of History University at Albany, SUNY 1400 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12222 Phone: (518) 442-5429 Fax: (518) 442-5301 Personal Homepage

Teaching: Undergraduate Courses: HIS 100: American Social & Political History I HIS 101: American Social & Political History II HIS 315: Roosevelt to Reagan HIS 313: Constitutional History of the United States Graduate Courses: HIS 603/630: Readings in Public Policy History HIS 631: Seminar in Public Policy History Select Publications: Freedom of the Screen: Legal Challenges to State Film Censorship, 1915-1981, University Press of Kentucky, 2008. The Miracle Case: Burstyn v. Wilson, University Press of Kansas, forthcoming 2008 (co-authored with another UAlbany alum, Ray Haberski). Honors/Awards: 2007 NYS Archives Excellence in Research Award 2006 UNC Wilmington Lecturer of the Year 2003 University at Albany distinguished dissertation award 2003 Sherry Penney prize 2000 University at Albany Phi Alpha Theta prize Current Research Interests: Having completed two books on governmental motion picture censorship, I am branching out. My next project concerns the reform mayor of Detroit during the Panic of 1893, Hazen Pingree. His story is remarkable: a truly honest politician who cared about the people's welfare during an immensely difficult depression. Full Curriculum Vitae