Student Information
Graduate Student
History
The College of Lib Arts & Sci
Long Bio
Erica Price (she/her) is a Ph.D. Candidate at Arizona State University studying US and North American History. Her working topic for her dissertation looks at the political economy and management of water in French, Spanish, antebellum, and postbellum New Orleans and Orleans Parish to 1879.
Erica is also interested in digital humanities and digital history as a method for scholarly research and sharing scholarship and findings with the academy and the public.
Erica has previously completed research on board games in the United States, New Orleans and Gulf Piracy in the early 19th Century, and the Andrew Jackson and Robert E Lee monuments in New Orleans.
In addition to her academic pursuits in history, Erica is involved in the field of Educational Technology in Arizona, where she serves on the board of the Arizona Technology in Education Association (AZTEA).
Erica, a San Diego County native, lives in Phoenix, Arizona and holds an MA in History from Arizona State as well as two Bachelor’s degrees and two Master of Education degrees from Northern Arizona University.
Education
- Arizona State University | Ph.D. Candidate, History
- Arizona State University | Graduate Certificate, Digital Humanities
- Arizona State University | M.A., History Global History Track
- Northern Arizona University | M.Ed., Educational Leadership with Distinction
- Northern Arizona University | M.Ed., Educational Technology with Distinction
- Northern Arizona University | B.S., History
- Northern Arizona University | B.S., Journalism
Research Interests
Southern US History
Environmental History
Urban History
New Orleans History
Digital Humanities
Publications
“Complacent to Chaos: The 1949 New Orleans Flood’s Impact on Flood Control in the Lower Mississippi Valley.” Southern Historian 2024 (forthcoming).
“The Sellers of Catan: The Impact of the Settlers of Catan on the United States Leisure and Business Landscape, 1995-2019.” The Board Game Studies Journal 14, no. 1 (December 2020): 61–82. https://doi.org/10.2478/bgs-2020-0004.
Professional Associations
American Historical Association
American Society for Environmental History
Arizona Technology in Education Association
International Society for Technology in Education
Organization of American Historians
Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society
Southern Historical Association
Service
Southern Historical Association | Graduate Council | November 2022 - Present
Arizona Technology in Education Association | Elected Board Member (June 2018 – Present)
Arizona Department of Education | Educational Technology Educator Certification Endorsement Workgroup | September 2022 – December 2022
Arizona Technology in Education Association | Appointed Board Member, Eastside Region Chair, and Regional Committee Chair (August 2016 – June 2018)
Arizona Department of Education | Educational Technology Standards Revision Workgroup | May 2020 – January 2022
Arizona Historical Convention | Session Technical Moderator | April 22-24, 2021
Western History Association | Graduate Student Staff at the 59th Annual WHA Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, October 15-19, 2019
