Participant Info

First Name
Elena Marie
Last Name
Rosario
Country
United States
State
CT
Affiliation
Fairfield University
Website URL
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/elenamarierosario/
Keywords
United States History; Public History; Public Humanities; Puerto Rican Studies; Social and Cultural History; Labor History; Urban History
Availability
1
Additional Contact Information
PhD
PhD

Personal Info

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About Me

Dr. Elena Marie Rosario is a Puerto Rican public historian from Hartford, Connecticut, and an Assistant Professor at Fairfield University in the Department of History. Her research interests include labor, migration, education, urban development, and social movements in American history. Dr. Rosario is committed to public history, the humanities, and community-engaged scholarship. She actively participates in public-facing initiatives, pursues oral history interviews, develops educational curricula, and collaborates on exhibitions to elevate the voices of Connecticut’s Puerto Rican and Latine residents.

She earned her Ph.D. in History from the University of Michigan in 2025. She also received her M.A. in History from the University of Michigan and her B.A. from Connecticut College, where she was named a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow.

Recent Publications

“Writing Puerto Rican Public History: Ethnic Studies Curriculum in Connecticut” for Ethnic Studies Pedagogies Journal, Volume 1, Issue 1 (2023): 194-209.

“Laboring for the Puerto Rican Vote,” Reverb Effect, The University of Michigan Podcast, Season 4, Episode 1, May 2023.

Media Coverage
https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/estados-unidos/notas/comunidad-boricua-en-connecticut-valiosas-aportaciones-que-han-pasado-desapercibidas/
Country Focus
United States
Expertise by Geography
United States
Expertise by Chronology
17th century, 20th century
Expertise by Topic
Labor, Libraries & Archives, Local & Regional, Migration & Immigration, Pedagogy, Public History, Race, Urban History