Emily Lefeber-Dotzler
Senior Administrative Assistant
CAS | History
Degrees
BA in History and Political Science, University of Iowa Certificate in Museum Studies, University of Iowa MA in Public History, American University
Bio
Emily started her career as a collections assistant in a tiny historical society in rural Iowa. She pursued her BA in History and Political Science at the University of Iowa. During her undergraduate years, she worked in visitor services and education at the UIowa campus museums and interned at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Following graduation, Emily went on to earn her MA in Public History at American University, where she deepened her knowledge of historical research methodologies and community engagement. Post-graduation, Emily worked as a volunteer coordinator at multiple federal-era historic house museums in the DMV. Today, Emily is a Senior Administrative Assistant in the History Department at American University, where she works with present and future historians.
