September, 2012 Scholar of the Month: Karin Huebner

Karin Huebner received her Ph.D. in history from USC in 2009, her M.A. in history from USC, and her B.A. in history from UCLA in 1985. Her fields of specialization are Native American history, with special emphasis on the Indian experience from the mid-eighteenth century to the early twentieth century, as well as the history of the Indian reform movement; the history of the American West; and the history of Gender and Sexuality in the United States. One chapter of her dissertation appeared in revised form as “An Unexpected Alliance: Stella Atwood and the California Clubwomen, John Collier, and the Indians of the Southwest, 1917-1934” in the Pacific Historical Review (August, 2009). For this article, Dr. Huebner received the W. Turrentine Jackson Prize for the most outstanding essay by a graduate student. Dr. Huebner is also a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Native American History, edited by Peter C. Mancall. Dr. Huebner is currently revising her dissertation, “Remembrance and Reform: A Multi-Generational Saga of a Euro-American-Indian Family, 1739-1924 into a book manuscript.
In 2012, Dr. Huebner received the USC Remarkable Woman Award, a campus-wide recognition for achievments in scholarship, contributions to USC, commitment to students and women’s issues, community involvement, and professional excellence. As a graduate student, she received USC’s University Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Huebner currently serves as the Director of Programs for the USC Sidney Harman Academy for Polymathic Study, astudent/faculty institute devoted to interdisciplinary study.

Prior to her career as a historian, Dr. Huebner competed on the Women’s World Tennis Tour and in the US Open, French Open, and Wimbledon. She also captained the UCLA women’s tennis team to its first national championship in 1981.