Panelists & Speakers

Amanda Katz

Professional Title: Assistant Professor, History

Organization: Utah State University

Sessions: Lunch Keynote 2

Biography

Amanda Katz is an Assistant Professor of U.S. History, specializing in science, technology, and environment. Within these fields, she focuses on rural and municipal infrastructure, transportation equity, and historical continuities among interconnected global communities. Her current research explores the development of American highway engineering in the early twentieth century. As an applied historian, Amanda serves as a faculty researcher for ASPIRE in both the transportation and pathway thrusts. Amanda earned her doctorate in American History from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born and raised in urban New England, Amanda has relied on public transportation for much of her life – and recalls Boston’s “Big Dig” and Connecticut’s I-84 “Mixmaster Rehabilitation” projects as capturing much of her attention in her formative years. It’s no wonder she grew up to be a road historian.