Elizabeth McDonnell

Elizabeth McDonnell

Elizabeth McDonnell

Program Associate, Environmental History and Policy

Elizabeth McDonnell earned an M.S. in arts administration from Drexel University and a B.A. in creative writing from Franklin and Marshall College. Her graduate research focused on the restructuring of volunteer management strategies in annual Philadelphia festivals. Before joining the Environmental History and Policy Program, she worked at the Kelly Writers House at the University of Pennsylvania, as a freelance writer, and as a research assistant for two ongoing book projects.

As the Environmental History and Policy program associate, McDonnell conducts research and works with program staff to propose and develop new projects. She also assists in the design and production of the Studies in Sustainability series, select oral history projects, and the program’s Web content.

Fellowships at CHF


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Historically Grounded Perspectives

CHF’s Center for Contemporary History and Policy explores issues ranging from energy to medicine on our blog, Periodic Tabloid.