Dr. Sara Dant

Professor of History


 

Office -Social Science 266
Phone - (801)626-6699              
Fax - (801)626-7613 
Email - sdant@weber.edu                            

Research and Teaching Areas: 
American West, Environmental, United States

Degrees: B.S., Northern Arizona University (1989); M.A., Washington State University (1991); Ph.D., Washington State University (2000)

  

Courses:

  • History 1700 American Civilization
  • History 2700 History of the United States to 1877
  • History 2710 History of the United States since 1877
  • History 3270 American Environmental History
  • History 4070 20th Century U.S. since 1945
  • History 4110 History of the American West to 1900
  • History 4120 The American West since 1900

Publications

  • The Environment in the American West (Wheeling, IL: Harlan Davidson, Inc., under contract).
  • "Making Wilderness Work: Frank Church and the American Wilderness" Pacific Historical Review Vol 77, No. 2 (May 2008): 237-72. *Winner: The Forest History Society's 2009 Theodore C. Blegen Award for best article in forest and conservation history.
    The Encyclopedia of American National Parks (New York: M.E. Sharpe, 2004). Co-authored with Hal K. Rothman (UNLV).
  • "Bioregional Politics: The Case for Place," Oregon Historical Quarterly, Winter 2002, 439-451.
  • "Evolution of an Environmentalist: Senator Frank Church and the Hells Canyon Controversy," MONTANA The Magazine of Western History, Spring 2001, 36-51.*Winner: The Forest History Society's 2002 Theodore C. Blegen Award for best article in forest and conservation history.
  • "Peak Park Politics: The Struggle Over the Sawtooths, from Borah to Church," Pacific Northwest Quarterly, Summer 2000, 138-149.*Winner: Charles M. Gates Memorial Award for best article in Pacific Northwest Quarterly in 2000
  • Book Reviews in: Environmental History, Pacific Historical Review, Journal of Policy History, Western Historical Quarterly, Montana: The Magazine of Western History, New Mexico Historical Review, Michigan Historical Review, Pacific Northwest Quarterly

Awards and Affiliations

  • 2007-2008 Joy Hilliard Fellowship in Environmental History, Denver Public Library
  • Weber Writes Award for Spring 2007, Weber State University
  • 2005 Hemingway Faculty Collaboration Award, Weber State University
  • Historical Consultant: Idaho Public Television Documentary "The Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness," Fall 2001-Spring 2002
  • Visiting Professor, USIA Ukraine Exchange, May 2000
  • Fellowship, Thomas S. Foley Institute of Public Policy and Public Service, Washington State University, 1999-2000
  • 2000 Harriett B. Rigas Award for Outstanding Woman in Graduate Studies at the Doctoral Level, Honorable Mention, Washington State University
  • 1999 Woman of Distinction Award - Outstanding Student at Washington State University
  • 1999 Bernard Bobb Teaching Excellence Award, Department of History, Washington State University
  • Outstanding Faculty - Student Choice Award, College of Eastern Utah, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
  • Outstanding Woman in Graduate Studies Award, Honorable Mention, Washington State University, 1991
  • 1989 President's Award, Northern Arizona University
  • Highest Ranking Scholar Award, Northern Arizona University, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
  • Outstanding Senior Woman, Northern Arizona University, 1989
  • Northern Arizona University Commencement Speaker, 1989

 

  • American Society for Environmental History
  • Western History Association
  • Weber Historical Society - President 2002-2008
  • Utah State Historical Society
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Phi Alpha Theta (History Honor Fraternity)
  • Kappa Tau Alpha (Journalism Honor Fraternity)
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