Welcome to elizabethcovart.com, the center for Elizabeth M. Covart's professional presence on the web. On this site you will find information about Liz, her research, and her teaching interests.
Elizabeth M. Covart receieved her doctoral degree in History from the University of California, Davis ('11), where she studied American Colonial, Revolutionary, and Early Republic history under the guidance of Alan Taylor. In her dissertation: "Collision on the Hudson: Identity, Migration, and the Improvement of Albany, New York, 1750-1830," she examines how early Americans constructed their self-understandings as United States citizens by relying on their past experiences forging colonial identities. Using Albany, New York as her case study, Liz found that the diverse group of non-British colonists in Albany constructed first Dutch, then British, and finally American identities.
Liz received her B.A. in history from the Pennsylvania State University ('03) and her M.A. in history from the University of California, Davis ('06). Between 2001-2005, Liz worked as a seasonal interpretive ranger at the Boston National Historical Park, where she gave interpretive programs on the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Bunker Hill Monument, 18th century firearms, the Charlestown Navy Yard, and the World War II destroyer USS Cassin Young. Presently, Liz teaches Interpretations of American History I at Hudson Valley Community College and volunteers in the Albany Institute of History and Art Library.