Brianna Quade

Education

• PhD, History Topic: Community history of Philadelphia Soul and hip hop in Philadelphia
• MS, Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 2018
• MA, History, Villanova University, 2016
• BA, History and Sociology, International Studies minor, Ethnic Studies and Cultures and Communities certificates, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2014

Courses Taught

• HIST 249 - The Second World War in Europe
• HIST 152 - American History 1877-Present
• HIST 229 - History of Race, Science, & Medicine in the United States

Research Interests

• Urban history, with focus on African American history Popular Culture and history of the music industry Memory Black popular culture Philadelphia history Hip-Hop Oral History

Related Activities

• Editor, Popular Culture Studies Journal podcast, PCSJ Beyond the Article
• Editor, Writer, Producer. Episode 6. The Healthiest City podcast. (Milwaukee County Historical Society and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2021).
• Covid-19: A Milwaukee Coronavirus Digital Archive, Distance Learning During Quarantine exhibit
• National Certified Counselor, National Board for Certified Counselors Certified Career Counselor, National Career Development Association
• Electa Quinney Institute’s First Nation Scholarship, 2021-2022
• Theodore Saloutos Award for PhD Dissertation Research in American History, 2021-2022
• Graduate Student Excellence Fellowship, 2019-2020
• Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Villanova University, September 2014- May 2016

Conference Presentations

• “Grammys Just Don’t Understand: Rap Legitimation and Best Rap Performance Boycott of 1989,” Pop Culture Association Annual Meeting, April 13-16, 2022
• "Uncovering the Sound of Philadelphia," Midwest PCA/ACA, Minneapolis, MN, October 7-10, 2021
• “Interactive History: Using Narrative Storytelling to Make Sense of Historical Sources,” Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Symposium, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, January 9, 2020
• “The Landscape of Exclusion: Race, Music, and Cities,” Mid-Atlantic Popular and American Culture Association, Philadelphia, PA, November 9-11, 2017. Use your Passion: How to Incorporate Leadership into your Career Search, Women’s Leadership Conference, West Chester University, November 4, 2017
• “All the Things You Can Do: Utilizing Campus Resources for Student Success,” PA Student Affairs Conference at East Stroudsburg University, May 23-25, 2017