Bridging the Gap: Academic History, Applied Practice and Professional Military Education

Ohio University Contemporary History Institute
1 Ohio University Dr.
Morton Hall 115
Athens, OH 45701
United States

Dr. Katrina Ponti will explore how the study of history can move beyond the archives and into the realm of applied practice. Her talk will investigate how historical methods and perspectives contribute to professional military education by shaping strategic thinking, leaderdership and decision-making. She invites students to discuss the challenges and opportunities of connecting scholarship to practice, and to reflect on how historians can prepare to engage audiences outside the academy while maintaining intellectual rigor.

Speaker: Katrina Ponti

Katrina is a historian of the early United States with thematic interests in diplomatic, gener and cultural history, as well as international relations theory. She is currently a visiting fellow at the Center for Civics, Culture and Society at Cleveland State University.