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Born and raised in Washington State, Joshua Reid is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington’s Department of History, holding the John Calhoun Smith Memorial Endowed Professorship. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, where he also completed his M.A. His academic focus includes American Indian Studies, as well as historical narratives related to the Pacific Northwest. Reid has received multiple honors, including the Society Scholars Research Fellowship from the UW Simpson Center for the Humanities and a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship. His publications include the award-winning book 'Sea Country: Maritime World of the Makahs' and co-edited volumes addressing violence in Indigenous communities. He is currently directing the Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest at the University of Washington and is involved in various editorial positions, contributing to significant historical research and discourse. Reid’s research interests encompass American Indian identity formation, cultural meanings of space and place, and environmental history within the contexts of both the American and Canadian Wests. He teaches a range of courses in American Indian History and Environmental History, emphasizing an inclusive approach to the study of these subjects.
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