Rachel C. Gentry

Historian in-training. Aspiring genealogist and occult historian.

Education

M.A. in History, University of North Carolina Wilmington
B.A. in Film Studies, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Professional Service

Member, North Carolina Association of Historians (2023 - Present)
Member, American Association for State and Public History (2023 - Present)
Member, National Council on Public History (2023 - Present)
Publication, Book Review, “Teaching Public History”, Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians (2024)
Publication, Book Review, “Living the Dream: The Contested History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day”, Journal of the North Carolina Association of Historians (2023)
Promotion and Live-Streaming Technician, Joel Finsel and the “Third Person Project” Presentation (2019)
Promotion, Travel Coordinator and Live-Streaming Technician, NC Poet Laureate Jaki Shelton Green Conversation and Workshop, UNC-Wilmington (2019)
Certificate Recipient, Banner Finance Training, Levels 1-3 (2018)
Presenter, 2017 Popular Culture Association in the South and American Culture Association in the South Annual Conference, Savannah, Georgia (2017)
Promotion, Travel Coordinator and Live-Streaming Technician, Author Whitley Strieber “UFO Fantasies and Close Encounter Realities,” UNC-Wilmington (2017)
Presenter, 2015 Popular Culture Association in the South and American Culture Association in the South Annual Conference, Wilmington, North Carolina (2015)

Community Engagement

Volunteer, National Council on Public History Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (April 2023)
Editor, Biology and Marine Biology Departmental Graduation Videos, UNC-Wilmington (Spring and Fall 2021)
Volunteer, Commencement Box Stuffing, UNC-Wilmington (2020)
Community Service, COVID-19 Grocery Runner, Wilmington, NC (2020)
Information Volunteer, Graduate School Open House, UNC-Wilmington (2016 - 2019)
Station Volunteer, UNCW College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming 5K (2017 - 2019)
Refreshment Table Volunteer, Fourth Friday Gallery Night, Expo 216 (2016 - 2018)
Dining Setup Volunteer, UNCW International Student Thanksgiving (2017)
Setup Volunteer, Virtual Reality Demo, Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC (2016 and 2017)
Gardening Volunteer, Hilcrest Community Center, UNCW’s Dean’s Day of Service (2017)
Egg-Hiding Volunteer, Old Salem Easter Festival, Winston-Salem, North Carolina (2016)

Honors & Awards

Member, Phi Alpha Theta National History Honors Society (20213 - Present)
Editor, 10X10 Film Challenge, Cucalorus Film Festival, Wilmington, NC (2017)
Athlete Participant, UNCW College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming 5K (2016)