Heather Chiero
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Department of History, Anthropology and Philosophy
Bio
Dr. Chiero is a native of New England, graduated with honors with a B.A. in Linguistics/History & M.A. in Latin American Studies from Tulane, and Ph.D. in History from TCU after a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Award from the U.S. Dept. of Education. She taught previously as a tenure-track assistant professor while ABD at Blackburn College before joining Augusta State University in 2007. She is also past Secretary and Chair of the Conference on Latin American History (CLAH) Central American Studies Committee, current member and Conference Chair of the Americas Council, and current Regional Conference President for Phi Alpha Theta 2018.
Education
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Ph.D., History, General
Texas Christian University, 2005
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MA, History, General
Tulane University, 2000
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BA, Linguistics
Tulane University, 1997
Awards & Honors
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Summer Institute Grant
National Endowment for the Humanities, 2017
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Certificate of Completion
HERS (Higher Education Resource Services), 2016
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Certificate of Completion--Leadership Columbia County
Columbia County Chamber of Commerce, 2016
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Certificate of Completion--Pipeline II "Leading Others"
Augusta University Leadership Academy, 2016
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Certificate of Completion--Pipeline I "Leading Self"
GRU Leadership Academy, 2015
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
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HIST 3001
Historical Research Methods
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HONR 3900H
Honors: Breaking Boundaries
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HIST 4950
Selected Topics: Coffee and Bananas
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GEOG 1111
World Geography
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HIST 2112
United States since 1877
Teaching Interests
Latin America, Central America, Underrepresented Populations (African heritage, indigenous heritage, multi-racial, etc.), Gender and Crime, Migration/Immigration, Latino/Hispanic U.S., Social History, Religion in Latin America, Mesomamerican Civilizations, American West
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- The Exoticism of Maya Women: Foreign Obsession and Repulsion, 1820-1900, 2010
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Review of Colonial Latin America for future revised version, Feb. 2011, 2009
Book Review
- Review of textbook America: A Narrative History, combined 7th edition, 2008
Other
Research Interests
19th Century Travel Accounts, Work/Gender/Family, Crime and Punishment, Identity and Power, Economic History (agriculture and textile production), Colonial era Latin America, Underrepresented populations in the Spanish-speaking periphery, Maya 2012 prophecy and U.S. pop culture
Department Service
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Philosophy Faculty Search Committee
2021 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Augusta University Preview Day
2021
Role: Faculty Mentor
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National History Day
2021 - 2021
Role: Faculty Mentor
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Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society
2012 - 2020
Role: Faculty Advisor
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Promotion & Tenure
2019 - 2019
Role: Committee Member
College Service
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Pamplin Faculty Research & Development Committee (PPIF)
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Pamplin Student Research & Travel (PRST)
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC)
2014 - Present
Role: Committee Chair
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Pamplin Preview Day
2023 - 2023
Role: Other
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Faculty Research & Faculty Development Committee (FRFD/PPIF)
2020 - 2022
Role: Committee Member
University Service
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Caribbean Student Association
2023 - Present
Role: Faculty Mentor
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Search Committee Reese Library Special Collections
2019 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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College Undergraduate Evaluation/Progress Reports
2018 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Academic Success Center Advisory Committee
2016 - Present
Role: Faculty Advisor
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Americas Council
2009 - Present
Role: Special Institutional Assignment
Professional Service
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Phi Alpha Theta
2018 - Present
Role: Officer, Other Officer
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Phi Alpha Theta
2020 - 2020
Role: Conference-Related
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Americas Council
2018 - 2019
Role: Conference-Related
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CLAH--Central American Studies Committee
2015 - 2016
Role: Committee Chair
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CLAH Central American Studies Committee
2014 - 2015
Role: Officer, Secretary
Public Service
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ISA Scholarship Committee
2018 - Present
Role: Committee Member
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Leadership Columbia County, Chamber of Commerce
2020
Role: Guest Speaker
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Augusta Preparatory Day School
2014 - 2019
Role: Guest Speaker
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Leadership Columbia County, Chamber of Commerce
2019 - 2019
Role: Guest Speaker
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Middle School Principal Search, Augusta Preparatory Day School
2018 - 2018
Role: Committee Member
