History Faculty
Dr. Lisa E. Emmerich
North American Indian and U.S. West
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1987
Professor and Director of Multicultural and Gender Studies
Office Phone: 530-898-6338
e-mail: lemmerich@csuchico.edu
Research Interests
Dr. Emmerich’s current research focuses on an investigation of Tillie Hardwick v. the United States and how this federal court case in 1983 provided an opportunity for California Indians to reclaim their sovereignty and forge a new self-determined identity.
Publications
Professor Emmerich’s articles have appeared in the American Indian Quarterly, American Indian Culture and Research Journal, and Great Plains Quarterly, as well as in several scholarly anthologies. She also has published numerous encyclopedia entries and book reviews in journals including the Annals of Iowa, the Historian, Great Plains Quarterly, the Western Historical Quarterly, the History Teacher, and the Journal of American History.
Honors and Awards
In 2002-2003, Professor Emmerich was recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Service Award at California State University, Chico. She also received the Myles E. Tracey Outstanding Student Organization Faculty Advisor Award from Associated Students at Chico State in 2001-2002.
Courses Taught
AIST 170: Introduction to American Indian Studies
AIST 325: Worldviews of American Indians
AIST 457: Federal Indian Law
HIST 230: The American Indian
HIST 442: Westward Movement
HIST 630: Graduate Seminar in American History: The American West
MCGS 495: Senior Seminar in Multicultural and Gender Studies
If you have any questions about the Department of History and its academic programs, please do not hesitate to call at (530) 898-5366.